Justice for Carlo. Free the political prisoners in Italy.



Protesters demonstrated outside the Italian Consulate in Edinburgh on Monday 23rd December 2002, in solidarity with the 42 Italian 'no global' activists who have been arrested in a crackdown by the Berlusconi government. We also remembered Carlo Giuliani, the young man shot dead at the Genoa G8 demonstration. Charges against the carbinieri who killed him have been dropped.
The protesters chanted and sang the Italian partisan song Bella Ciao. They handed in a letter to the Consulate along with a wreath for Carlo. Despite telling police they would accept a delegation, they refused to open the door. Demonstrators will instead lay the wreath at the monument to the Scottish volunteers of the International Brigade who fought in the Spanish Civil War.

Sunday Herald - McConnell says no to leadership TV debate

Labour is keen to make sure Scottish Socialist leader Tommy Sheridan is not brought into the previous four-party leader format as a broadcasters' requirement for balance. Labour expects Sheridan has the novelty value to gain attention in next year's campaign, reckoning he could lead the news for up to four days during the final four weeks.