Afghanistan. Della Vedova: Italy calls for UN monitoring of human rights

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova took part in the Special Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on the “severe human rights situation in Afghanistan’’. The Deputy Minister expressed Italy’s concern for the most vulnerable people in that country – women and children, those who defend human rights, journalists, media workers, and people […]

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Italian piano music celebrated in Buenos Aires

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires presents an original series of concerts via streaming, celebrating Italy by means of piano music. As part of its traditional #Vivacissimo online cycle, now in its fourth season, it has organised three sessions, to be held on 27 August and 9 and 10 September (at 6.30 p.m.).    The […]

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Deputy Minister Della Vedova at the Crimean Platform Summit in Kiev

Today, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova has taken part in the Crimean Platform Summit in Kiev. This event has been promoted by Ukraine to keep the international community’s attention on the illegal annexation of Crimea, which took place in 2014. Those attending the Summit include the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the Deputy […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ikram Nazih freed in Morocco

Di Maio: thanks to the work of diplomacy and Amendola “Ikram Nazih was released today in Morocco,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Italian-Moroccan girl had been convicted of offences against religion for sharing a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. “I want to thank the Italian Ambassador to Morocco, Armando Barucco and Deputy […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ikram Nazih freed in Morocco

Di Maio: thanks to the work of diplomacy and Amendola “Ikram Nazih was released today in Morocco,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Italian-Moroccan girl had been convicted of offences against religion for sharing a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. “I want to thank the Italian Ambassador to Morocco, Armando Barucco and Deputy […]

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The movie ‘Il Varco’ at Paris’s MK2 Beaubourg

A preview is to be held at the MK2 Beaubourg Cinema in Paris of the movie, ‘Il Varco’, by Federico Ferrone and Michele Manzolini next Monday, 30 August (9 p.m.). This event, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will be run in collaboration with Norte Distribution. The two producers will be present for […]

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Moscow, an exhibition on Nuccio Bertone’s cars

The Italian Embassy in Russia has sponsored an exhibition entitled ‘Le Automobili di Nuccio Bertone-Cento Anni di Stile Italiano (Nuccio Bertone’s Cars – One Hundred Years of Italian Style), organised in collaboration with the National Automobile Museum in Turin, the Bonfanti Mivar Museum in Bassano del Grappa and the Russian GON Museum. The initiative, which […]

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The “Speciale Italia” at the Istanbul Festival

Considering the success in 2020 of the first edition of the festival dedicated entirely to Italian authors and books translated into Turkish, the Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul is once again proposing a series of meetings with Italian writers. On this occasion, it has availed itself of the collaboration of the Cepell-Centre for Books and […]

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Night of Literature in Bratislava

The Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava is taking part in the Night of Literature, an event dedicated to the promotion of the best European literature translated into Slovak. As in previous editions, the ‘Night’ is coordinated by the Czech Centre of Culture, in collaboration with the cultural sections of the major European Embassies operating in […]

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Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the Rimini Meeting 2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke at the Rimini Meeting 2021 in the panel “International institutions and multilateralism at the test in times of Covid”.

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Italian Foreign Ministry – International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief

To mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its commitment, at the international level, to promote freedom of religion or belief, and expresses its strongest condemnation of all types of violence that are based on religious affiliation or creed. In the firmest conviction that societies […]

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Italian Trade Agency (ICE): Announcement for the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub

The creation of the first Italian Innovation and Culture Hub (IICH), proposed by the Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, is taking place in this city, with the fundamental contribution of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), through the Call for Tenders for the management of the […]

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