Anti-fascist censorship row overshadows Italy's Liberation Day celebrations

The row was ignited after anti-fascist writer Antonio Scurati's appearance on Rai's Saturday evening show was cancelled.

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00:00 Censorship controversy overshadowed the anniversary of Italy's liberation day after allegations

00:09 its state broadcaster stopped an anti-fascist speech from airing.

00:17 State-run broadcaster RAI withdrew a planned monologue by Italian author Antonio Scurati

00:24 where he denounced fascism and what he said was the Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's refusal

00:31 to repudiate it.

00:32 In an attempt to put the issue to rest, Meloni published Scurati's essay to her own Facebook

00:38 page along with an introduction accusing the left-wing opposition of creating a scandal

00:45 where none existed.

00:46 Meloni's Brothers of Italy party has tried to distance itself from its neo-fascist roots

00:53 with it emerging on the political landscape following the fall of dictator Mussolini.

00:58 (whooshing)