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submitted 1 year ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world

Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.

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[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 19 points 1 year ago

So they're not even pretending to have free speech anymore.

[-] dismalnow@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In a lot of ways, the fascism that Italy invented never left. I had hopes 20-30 years ago, but they have been roundly dashed.

[-] b000urns@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago
[-] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, this was always a crime, it's not like it's a new law.

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