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Police in Turin (Italy) attacked an antifascist gathering last friday February the 22nd, in Piazza Statuto whilst hundred others blocked a large number of protesters in front of the Social Centre Gabrio that were trying to join in the demo. The event had been organised to protest against Forza Nuova, an extreme right and racist organization, and their attempt to carry out a Forum at the Royal Hotel. After the demo, the proprietor of the Hotel decided to deny the fascist organization the use of the structure.

The venue that had been chosen by the fascists to keep their Forum is just few hundred metres away from a lpace-symbol of the antifascist struggle during resistance to the nazis in the 4o's, Il Martinetto is the place where, in those years of terror dozens of antifascists were killed by fucilation.
The day of the demo, where about 800 people got involved in the erection of barricades and in clashes with Digos plain clothes hit squads ( the notorious political police) was a reminder to the movement as a whole of the extent to which the repression forces in Italy are willing to go in order to gag dissent, especially when direct action is taken by the people.

The intentions of the people involved in the demo was that of closing down the prospect for a fascistic organization such as Forza Nuova, to engage in any political activity, the aim was also achieved fully in terms of challenging the local police authority which had forbidden the demo.

The Italian government as well as the parliamentary opposition continue to be responsible for this blind policy of repression, the indiscriminated attacks to the sections of movement that reject the logic of silence in front of the authoritarian upsurge in the conduction of social and political life in Italy is symptomatic of the gravity of the situation there.

Dissent and street presence are crucial to the preservation of any margins of freedom left open to express ideas and to set targets, direct action is the way.
Solidarity and support is due to the injured, keep up the struggle in the face of the so called democratic opposition forces and their sinister complicity.
fight fascism!