Gianni Alemanno

Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno bans sleeping on street

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008

Sleeping on the street and enjoying a panini in the open by one of Rome's many monuments has been banned by new mayor Gianni Alemanno.

When in Rome... do not have a nap in the street

The Independent (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008

Nothing might seem more natural, under the cloudless skies of Rome, than to stretch out in view of some crumbling monument and crack open a can of beer. But, this summer, extra caution is in order after Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, declared war on such activities.

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Middle East Notebook (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008

Iran's blood-drenched mullahs As a sign of the troubled relations between Tehran and the West, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno just renamed the street next to the Iranian embassy "July 9th St." - after the date symbolizing the 1999 student pro-democracy demonstrations in Tehran. Iran responded angrily, but at the same time released a statement by its foreign minister about possible progress in negotiations...

Jailed Iranian students thank Rome mayor street-name proposal

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008

Rome - Seven students imprisoned in Iran have sent a letter to Rome's Mayor Gianni Alemanno, thanking him for his proposal to rename a street in the Italian capital in honour of Iranian student activists. The letter was sent to Alemanno through Rome-...

DocArchive: Rome's New Wolf - Assignment

BBC (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008

The new mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno was once a so-called neo-fascist - a supporter of anti-democratic, right wing radicalism. And his election has come at a time of mounting ethnic tension in Italy. As Christian Fraser now discovers in Assignment, there are fears that Rome could be about to suffer the return of hard right, authoritarian rule.

Fédéric Mitterand Named Director of the Villa Medici

LGBT History Month UK (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

Rome's newly elected right-wing mayor, former neo-fascist Gianni Alemanno, will probably not be best pleased by the French Président's nomination, last week, of an openly gay man at the head of the prestigious French Academy in Rome. "I respect homosexual people, I know a few and I am not saying this out of discrimination but I fear that Gay Pride is something else, an act of sexual exhibition, and...

Rome mayor set to name street after Fascist

The Independent (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008

True to his Fascist roots, the newly elected Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has said he intends naming a street in the city after Giorgio Almirante, the first leader of the Movimento Sociale Italiano (MSI), the party that took up Fascism in 1946 where Mussolini had left off.

New Mayor calls Pride a "sexual exhibition"

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008

A former fascist elected to lead one of Europe's biggest cities has spoken out against the gay community. Gianni Alemanno defeated his opponents to take control of Rome on April 28th.

Italians mistake Google Street View car for prowling Gestapo [Don't Be Evil]

Valleywag (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008

A former neo-Facist, Gianni Alemanno, is the new mayor of Rome. He got the job promising to bulldoze homeless encampments, deport foreign criminals and install surveillance cameras, all in an effort... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Romans Spotted Fleeing Google Street View Cars

Google Blogoscoped (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008

Bernhard Warner at the Times Online blog writes: For many Romans, these are jittery times. For the first time in a generation, the mayor of the Eternal City, once a left-wing stronghold, is on the political right. Gianni Alemanno, a former neo-Fascist, swept to power late last month on a tough-on-crime platform that included bulldozing encampments of Roma people, expelling supposedly violent foreigners...

Rome mayor says he was misquoted on 'praise' for fascism

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008

Rome - Rome's newly elected Mayor Gianni Alemanno on Monday accused a British newspaper of deforming remarks attributed to him in an interview in which he appeared to praise dictator Benito Mussolini's fascist regime. Alemanno was referring to an a...

ITALY - CINEMA: New mayor clamps down on foreigners at film festival

France24 (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008

Recently-elected mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno hopes to shift the focus city's film festival from celebrities to a celebration of Italian-produced film. The festival, in its second year, was inaugurated only two years ago by Alemanno's predecessor.

The Google Street View car causes a stir in Rome

Mousetrap Technology (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

For many Romans, these are jittery times. For the first time in a generation, the mayor of the Eternal City, once a left-wing stronghold, is on the political right; he is the former neo-Fascist Gianni Alemanno. He swept to power...

Roman mayor vows purge of gypsies

Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008

Source: [b]Irish Independent[/b] The new mayor of Rome promised yesterday to purge the Italian capital of 20,000 illegal immigrants and to raze 85 Roma Gypsy camps. Gianni Alemanno (50) a firebrand neo-fascist and the first rightwing mayor of the city since the Second World War, vowed to make Ro...

Mayor Of Rome Denies Banning Hollywood Stars

Cinema Blend Feeds (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008

The Mayor of Rome, Italy, has denied he is planning to ban Hollywood stars from the city's forthcoming film festival. Gianni Alemanno recently came under fire after it was rumoured he was bidding to block U.S. actors from attending the event and focus more on Italian movies. But the politician has dismissed

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