A huge four-metre tall wooden radio sculpture is coming to Cardiff Bay Barrage The artwork is part of a wider facelift to celebrate Flat Holm's history Wales Online · Sep 5, 2022
Meloni, former far-right activist, heads for Italian PM's office In her teens, Giorgia Meloni used to sneak out at the dead of night and help plaster her Rome neighbourhood with far-right posters, playing a game of cat and mouse with leftist foes that could easily turn violent. Reuters · Aug 29, 2022
Italy's Meloni promises to defy Chinese and Russian expansionist ambitions Italy will look to limit China's economic expansion and continue to support Ukraine militarily if a rightist alliance wins next month's election, nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni told Reuters. Reuters · Aug 25, 2022
Monday briefing: Italy’s political dysfunction opens the door to a far-right prime minister In today’s newsletter: After the collapse of Mario Draghi’s caretaker government, Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist Brothers of Italy party look set for power – why? The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022
Abortion rights at risk in region led by party of Italy’s possible next PM The Brothers of Italy has further impeded access to abortion in the Marche region - a policy it could replicate nationally if it wins power The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022
Far-right Italian leader Meloni rides popular wave in polls Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month could see her become Italy’s first female prime minister and its first far-right leader since World War II The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
Giorgia Meloni may be no fascist. But she evokes grim memories of Italy’s past An election win for her Brothers of Italy would be a threat to democracy across Europe The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022
Scepticism over Giorgia Meloni’s claim ‘fascism is history’ in Italian far right Critics say message is part of election game plan and point to recent speech on immigration and homosexuality The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022
Italy's far-right Meloni on vote: I'm no danger to democracy Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of next month's elections, is insisting she won't be a danger to democracy if she becomes the country's next premier The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Nicholas Goldberg: Who are you calling a 'fascist' — and do you even know what it means? Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. Ask college students who won the Civil War or ask adults when the U.S. Constitution was ratified or whom the U.S. fought in World War II and shocking numbers will have no idea. Los Angeles Times · Aug 9, 2022
David Pratt's Four Corners: The looming battle for Kherson THE secretly distributed flyers and posters that have been appearing on the city’s walls warn of what’s to come. The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2022
Italy's president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism Italy's president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini's path to power The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Brothers of Italy, the far-right party on the cusp of power The only party in opposition during the reign of technocrat Mario Draghi’s national unity government, the post-fascist Brothers of Italy, looks set to do well in Italian elections on September 25, making party leader Giorgia Meloni the favourite to become Italy’s next prime minister. France 24 · Jul 24, 2022
24 hours of a coup: A blockbuster finale The Jan. 6 committee masterfully ended the first chapter of their presentation to the nation with a blockbuster Salon · Jul 22, 2022
Reuters · Jun 25, 2022 Swiss university's academic award to Mussolini will not be revoked An honorary doctorate awarded by a Swiss university to former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini will not be revoked despite being a "serious mistake," a commission into the affair said.
Zenger · Jun 13, 2022 PulitzerPrize- Winning Historian Details Pius XII’s Troubling Alliances With Mussolini, Hitler New book examines the controversial WWII legacy of the pontiff known as “Hitler's Pope.”
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022 Ukraine apologises after backlash over Hirohito image in anti-fascism video Wartime emperor removed from video on Russia’s invasion, which also featured Hitler and Mussolini, after angry reaction from Japan
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022 Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests Japanese officials say the Ukrainian government has removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Tokyo protested
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022 Tourist crashes drone into Rome monument in latest mishap Man charged with flouting no-fly zone after hitting Palazzo Venezia – last week a drone crashed into the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2022 Ukraine apologises for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video TOKYO: The Ukrainian government has apologised over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022 From Benito’s chicken to Bardot’s dog, inside Rome’s elite pet cemetery Dating back to Mussolini, cemetery used by Brigitte Bardot has been overwhelmed by demand from Rome’s high society
ABC News · Apr 8, 2022 Peruvian Prime Minister Aníbal Torres criticised for praising Hitler's economic management Peruvian Prime Minister Aníbal Torres is criticised for claiming Hitler turned Germany into "the world's leading economic power" as Peru enters a second week of violent protests over rising inflation.
The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022 Peruvian prime minister’s praise of Hitler sparks wave of protest Aníbal Torres said his words were misunderstood but offered to apologize in person to Israeli ambassador Asaf Ichilevich
The Conversation · Apr 3, 2022 Canada: An invader, warrior, peacekeeper and arms supplier in conflicts near and far Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, has compared the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Benito Mussolini’s Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s.
The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022 Yes, Putin and Russia are fascist – a political scientist shows how they meet the textbook definition When Vladimir Putin unleashed an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Ukrainian media, public and policymakers almost unanimously began calling the Russian president and the state he leads “rashyst.” The term is a hybrid of a derogatory moniker for Russia – “rasha” – and “fascist.”