Rebecca Ann Hughes is a freelance journalist living in Italy. She writes about social justice, politics, environmental issues and culture in Italy.
At the end of February, thousands of high school students gathered in streets and squares in 40 cities around Italy. They held signs that read “It could have been me” or “You shouldn’t die of school”. The protests were sparked by the death of a fellow student during a
Despite being born on Italian soil, second-generation migrants in Italy are not automatically eligible for Italian citizenship. Until the age of 18, when they are allowed to apply to become Italian nationals, these “Italians without citizenship” are living in a legal limbo. A summer of Black Lives Matter protests has