“Rally for me!”: huge response to Del Grande’s appeal

Redattoresociale.it - At 6pm this evening the journalist’s hometown of Lucca will launch the protests demanding his release. On April 20th it will be the turn of Bologna, Milan (where a planned demonstration gathered 1,700 attendees in just a few hours), and Venice. On the 21st it will be Pisa. And then there are the appeals, petitions and posts on social media, all with the hashtag #iostocongabriele (I stand with Gabriele). This afternoon there will be a press conference at the Senate.

I AM WITH MAZZEO

The association Borderline Sicilia Onlus expresses its solidarity and support for the journalist and writer Antonio Mazzeo. A few days ago, the council of Falcone brought a lawsuit against Mazzeo for having written an article which was published in I Siciliani Giovani. The article reported on mafia infiltration in some of the council's contracts and the devastating impact this has had on the local area. Mazzeo's journalism has always focussed on similar types of inquiries and he has done a lot of work on the mafia, the role and the presence of the military in Italy and migrants' rights.