Thousands of anti-fascist protesters on Saturday took to the streets to rally against racism in the eastern city of Macerata, where an Italian man earlier this month opened fire on African migrants, injuring six people. "If there's unemployment, blame the government, not the migrants," protesters chanted during the rally. "The political parties are using populism to create hate, terror and division," said Valentina Guiliodora, who joined the demonstration. The far-right party's leader Matteo Salvini said he was "ashamed as an Italian" for the anti-fascist march in Macerata. Watch video 04:20 Share Italy - Outlawing Mussolini glorification Send Facebook Google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink http://p.dw.com/p/2qUpJ Italy: The specter of Mussolinils/bw (Reuters, AFP)

Source: The North Africa Journal February 10, 2018 22:00 UTC