- Oct 8
Padua prosecutors open file on Islamic arbitration chamber, no suspects or charges
Prosecutors in Padua have opened a file with no suspects and no alleged crime on the Islamic Arbitration Chamber of Italy, an association that says its rulings carry the effect of a court judgment. Lega and Fratelli d'Italia politicians have demanded action, while the main Muslim umbrella body has distanced itself from the chamber.
- Sep 21
Lega stages anti-burqa protest at Pontida rally and pushes for national face-covering ban
Members of the French right-wing collective Nemesis removed burqas on stage alongside MEP Anna Maria Cisint at the annual Lega gathering in Pontida, where party leader Matteo Salvini called for internal unity.