The Italian government has appointed Mario Vattani as its new ambassador to Japan, closing a circle that began with one of the most notorious far‑right scandals in the country’s diplomatic history. Fifteen years ago, Vattani was filmed on stage at a CasaPound rally in Rome, fronting a ‘fascio‑rock’ band under the stage name “Katanga”, singing […]
CasaPound
Landmark legal verdict against Italian fascists
A court in Bari has delivered a landmark judgment against members of the neo‑fascist organisation CasaPound, convicting 12 activists for attempting to reorganise the banned Fascist Party and for their role in a violent assault on anti‑fascist demonstrators. The ruling is the first time an Italian court has formally recognised CasaPound’s activities as fascist in […]