In memory of Giovanni Falcone
On the 23rd of May 1992 Judge Giovanni Falcone was killed in the Capaci massacre together with his wife Francesca Morvillo and the police escort …
Mafia in Italy
Public prosecutor: ”You have to follow the money”
One of the biggest mafia trials in Germany recently took place in Constance, Baden-Württemberg. In an interview, Senior Public Prosecutor Joachim Speiermann explains the story …
Covid-19 and Mafia: How two viruses strengthen each other
Closed borders are bad for smuggling goods and empty streets make drug trafficking more difficult – has the virus even weakened mafia clan? While according …
The memory of the mafia victims does not vanish: March 21st on social media
The “Day of Remembrance and Commitment for the innocent victims of the Mafia” is celebrated in Italy every year on 21 March. This year, due …
Uwe Mühlhoff, Duisburg Prosecutor: “The ‘ndrangheta in Germany and Europe does not work alone: it cooperates with all criminal groups”
During a conference at the European Parliament on February 5, 2020, organized by the MEP of the Five Star Movement Sabrina Pignedoli, the Prosecutor of …
Tears and Thrillers – the Summer School on Mafia and Women in Milan conveys new knowledge
The Summer School at the University of Milan on several topics of organized crime is without a doubt something special. Participating in it, if you …
Sicily: the land of Antimafia
NO MAFIA MEMORIAL Since the murder of Peppino Impastato occurred on May 9, 1978 – known by the movie-public thanks to “I Cento Passi” movie …
The German perspective 12 years after the Duisburg massacre
Exactly 12 years ago, on 15th August 2007, the Duisburg massacre shook Germany and turned the spotlight on the ‘ndrangheta, a criminal organization which, until …
How mafia culture seeps into people’s day-to-day life
A pizzeria in southern Calabria tries to attract the clientele using out of the ordinary methods. If a customer feels like eating pizza with mozzarella, sharp salami and peas he will be forced to order a so-called „Pizza ’ndrangheta”.
M100 prize goes to an italian journalist and writer, Roberto Saviano
15 September 2016 M100 Sanssouci Colloquium took place. It is a conference that is held every year starting from 2005 in Potsdam in the Sanssouci …