Neo-Fascists block Roma kids from school

(ANSA) - Rome, November 28 - Members of CasaPound neo-Fascist group prevented Roma kids from going to school on Friday morning, ARCI cultural association and Eureka! social cooperative said.
    "The witch-hunting climate in our city, fed by misinformation and sordid political opportunism, has become unbearable," the associations said in a joint statement.
    The Rome city council member for education and equal opportunity condemned the incidents.
    "This is a serious violation of a Constitutional right," said Alessandra Cattoi. "I firmly condemn this base act by a meager group...this was a vile gesture towards fragile minors who must be protected and safeguarded," she added.
    "The daily work of many associations promoting Roma education and inclusion cannot be put at risk by those behaving in racist and xenophobic ways," Cattoi said. CasaPound, which has been linked to many armed and bloody confrontations with leftists and minorities in recent years, has unsuccessfully campaigned for seats in parliament in national elections.