These Italians are fighting for freedom of speech under harsh censorship. They believe that the current government is operating under a fascist dictatorship.
'Today, telling the truth is seen as the same as being accused of sympathizing with Putin. But telling the truth is simply telling the truth,' says Davide Cacchione, founder of the 'Antifascist Caravan' movement and the music group 'Banda Bassotti'. Together with other antifascists, he calls for an end to the genocide of the people of Donbass and delivers humanitarian aid to the region.
Italian journalist Vincenzo Lorusso is labeled a traitor by local authorities, though all he does is tell the truth about the war and screen RT documentaries about Donbass.
Psychotherapist Sara Reginella has been making films and writing books for 10 years about the suffering of civilians in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. She first learned about the bombings in the region from a Russian social media user — and at first, she couldn’t believe it.
Foreigners who have challenged Western censorship are the subject of Oleg Nekishev’s new film 'Resistenza Italiana. Italian Resistance. Film 1. The Fight'.