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World Service,20 Jul 2011,10 mins

The Genoa riots of 2001

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It is 10 years since protests against a G8 summit turned violent on the streets of Genoa, Italy. Many police and demonstrators were injured - and one protestor was killed. Bill Hayton covered the events for the BBC - he talks to a campaigning journalist who was badly beaten by police.

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