#Greece #fascists "Golden Dawn: The Hour of the Prosecutor for the Issuance of a Final Ruling – Anti-Fascist Uprising A crucial day for the anti-fascist struggle has dawned, as the prosecutor in the second-degree trial of Golden Dawn will present her proposal regarding the neo-Nazi criminal organization. The countdown for the issuance of a final ruling by the judiciary on Golden Dawn begins today, with the proposal of the prosecutor of the Five-Member Court of Appeals for Felonies, Kyriaki Stefanatou, on the charges. After nearly 200 hearings that started in June 2022, Prosecutor Stefanatou is expected to take the floor on Friday morning to present the legal opinion she formed after studying the vast material of the case, which is unprecedented for the Greek judiciary."
#Italy #history "33 Photos That Reveal How Terrifying Italy’s Years Of Lead Really Were For nearly two decades beginning in the 1960s, neo-fascist militants and far-left organizations carried out bloody attacks across Italy in an effort to destabilize the government. Beneath the familiar rhythms of Italian life in the 1970s, something had fractured. The café tables still filled each evening along Rome’s Via Veneto, couples still strolled through Florence’s Piazza della Signoria, and the espresso machines still hissed in Milan’s fashionable bars. But things were not as peaceful as they may have seemed in these quiet moments. Between roughly 1969 and 1988, Italy descended into a period of political violence so pervasive that it earned a chilling nickname: Anni di Piombo, or the Years of Lead — a reference to the lead bullets that became horrifically commonplace in the Italian streets. It wasn't a conventional civil war with clear front lines, nor was it a foreign invasion that united Italians against a common enemy. The Years of Lead represented a battle of extreme ideologies, and it was characterized by acts of terrorism and violence from both far-left and far-right groups. The country was simultaneously on the brink of a Marxist revolution and another fascist takeover. It was a dark chapter that casts a shadow to this day. The casualty count of the Years of Lead tells part of the story: tens of thousands of acts of political violence, hundreds dead, and thousands wounded. But numbers alone do not fully capture the psychological toll those decades took on a nation that had rebuilt itself from the ashes of fascism and World War II, only to find itself unable to guarantee its citizens' safety just a generation later."
#Bangladesh #animals #zoos "The Cage of Captivity and the Cry for Freedom: A Cruel Picture of Wildlife Rights Violation Animal Rights Day is observed annually in Bangladesh with calls for awareness, pledges of humanity, and discussions on animal protection. However, the reality on the ground seems to be in cruel contradiction with the day's message. For the wild animals held captive across the country in the name of 'conservation,' there is no place for liberty in their daily lives; there are only iron bars, concrete walls, and the eternal agony of captivity."
#Bangladesh #fascists "Industries and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Sunday said the government would resist what he termed ‘remaining fascist forces’ in the country at any cost. He made the remarks at his office at the Local Government Ministry in the Secretariat on his first working day after assuming his new responsibilities. Replying to a question about the political environment ahead of the upcoming elections and the prospects of ensuring a fair atmosphere, Adilur said, 'We will suppress the remaining fascist forces in the country and resist them. This government will stand by the July revolution fighters to protect the interests of the people of Bangladesh.'"