From BBC - March 13, 2009
Police in Amsterdam have arrested the main suspect in the gangland killing of six Italian men in the German city of Duisburg in August 2007.
Giovanni Strangio was detained with his brother-in-law - also a Mafia suspect - in a joint operation involving Dutch, German and Italian police. Police believe the [...]
On March 22-23, in Settimo Torinese, the official inauguration of Il Dado will be held! This event, long awaited for, is the result of many months of work in the structure given in concession to us by the Municipality of Settimo, but it is also the fulfilment of a process which began almost five years [...]
Tags: immigrants, immigration, Italy, Roma people, social inclusion, Torino
On March 18 the anti-racism campaign “Don’t be afraid, open up to rights and to the others” (Non aver paura, apriti agli altri, apriti ai diritii) begins in Rome, Italy, with a press conference held in the Italian capital city.
The campaign involves 26 organizations - among which the UNHCR, secular and religious associations, international NGOs [...]
The Calabresi criminal organization called ‘ndrangheta has set its branches all over Germany with stable structures and 230 clan.
The alarm comes from a confidential report of the “Bundeskriminalamt” (Bka), the federal anti-crime Bureau, of which the main points are highlighted in tomorrow’s issue (10 of March) of the weekly magazine “Focus”. The dossier edited by [...]
Tags: 'ndrangheta, Calabria, clans, Duisburg, Germany, Italy
When the bills started piling up and the banks wouldn’t lend, the white-haired art dealer in the elegant tweed jacket said he drove to the outskirts of Rome and knocked on the rusty steel door of a shipping container.
A beefy man named Mauro answered. He wore blue overalls with two big pockets, one stuffed with [...]
Tags: financial crisis, Italy, mafia
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