Liberation Day tensions flare as Italian government calls for ‘low-key’ celebrations

With the armed insurrection on April 25, 1945, guerrillas liberated the whole of northern Italy. Communists took a leading role.

Italy To Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation From Fascism - teleSUR English

On April 25, 1945, Italy marked a pivotal moment in its history with the liberation from fascist rule and Nazi occupation. On Friday, Italy will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation from fascism with several events, held under maximum security due to the funeral of Pope Francis. RELATED: Censorship of Venezuelan Films Reveals Fascism at the Malaga Film Festival On April 25, 1945, Italy marked a pivotal moment in its history with th…

Town bans 'Bella Ciao' at Liberation Day procession

The town of Romano di Lombardia near Bergamo has banned 'Bella Ciao' being sung at the start of the Liberation Day procession there on Friday, Corriere della Sera reported on Thursday. (ANSA)

Liberation Day tensions flare as Italian government calls for ‘low-key’ celebrations

Critics say the move reflects a deeper discomfort – Meloni and her allies keeping their distance from the anniversary marking the country’s liberation from fascism.

April 25, the anniversary of the Liberation of Italy from Nazi-Fascism in 1945, is one of the most important dates in Italian republican history. This celebration, due to the death of Pope Francis, should not have the implications of past years. Many scheduled events have been canceled and put on hold, and April 25 should be free from any excess or redundancy. However, even after 80 years, it continues to be culturally and politically divisive f…

Bella Ciao: Italy's Resistance Anthem

How a 19th-century protest folk song became the anthem of Italy's anti-fascist Resistance. Every year on 25 April, Bella Ciao is sung across Italy on the Festa della Liberazione which marks the country’s liberation from German occupation and fascist rule at the end of world war two. Dating from the 19th-century, Bella Ciao was originally an Italian protest folk song, lamenting the harsh working conditions of the mondina workers in the paddy fiel…