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2009 Nastri D'Argento Nominations Dinner Party

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International » A Rebellion in Naples as Shops Shake Mafia Grip

By lilieksuwartohs on | From jakartacitynews.blogspot.com

Lello Iovine, right, of the antiracket association Pietrasanta, poses with a pizza maker at piazza Pietrasanta, in Naples on Dec. 13. Butchers, bakers and grocers in Naples' historic center are rebelling for the first time against bloodthirsty gangsters, and banding together against extortion despite the threat of fire-bombed shops and knee-capping. (AFP Photo) Naples, Italy. In the gangster-ridden streets of Naples, any word against the Camorra mafia syndicate is dangerous. The...Read Full Story

Italian Mafia boss arrested in fortified bunker

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NAPLES ( Reuters ) - Mafia boss Michele Zagaria , one of Italy 's most wanted men, was captured on Wednesday after police drilled into a concrete underground bunker where the man known as "Twisted Head" was hiding. Zagaria, who had been on the run for 16 years, was head of the Casalesi clan of the Camorra that controlled a swathe of territory north of Naples. The clan inspired Roberto Saviano 's best-selling book " Gomorrah : Italy's Other Mafia," which was made into a violent, prize-winning...Read Full Story

Italy mafia boss Zagaria found in bunker

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Michele Zagaria, 53, had been in hiding since the 1990s Italian police have arrested the notorious chief of a Naples mafia clan, Michele Zagaria, who has been on the run for 16 years. Police said they found him after digging into a secret bunker in his hometown of Casapesenna near Naples. The head of the powerful Casalesi clan has been sentenced to multiple life sentences in absentia. The Casalesi clan has been involved in drug trafficking and corruption in the construction industry...Read Full Story

Mafia writer Saviano awarded PEN/Pinter prize in UK

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LONDON ( Reuters ) - Italian writer Roberto Saviano , who has lived under police protection since penning 2006 bestseller " Gomorrah " about Naples ' mafia, has won the PEN/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award. Saviano, 32, shares the award with Briton David Hare , who is perhaps best known for his work about British institutions. Each year a British writer is honored with the PEN/Pinter award, established in 2009 by literary and human rights organization PEN in memory of Nobel Prize...Read Full Story

Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples’ Organized Crime System

By mottress on | From booksbusiness.daytopsales.com

Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples’ Organized Crime System A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano’s insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent than the Mafia. The Camorra is an elaborate, international system dealing in drugs, high fashion, construction, and toxic waste, and its...Read Full Story

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Author Saviano Warns Southern Italy About To Explode

(AGI) Milan - Author Roberto Saviano warned that "southern Italy is about to explode" and "new blood feuds must be avoided". In an interview with TV show 'Che Tempo che fa', hosted by Fabio Fazio, Saviano spoke about Scampia saying that "this area has once ...

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Lydia Cacho, Roberto Saviano win Olof Palme Prize for exposing criminal...

STOCKHOLM - Italian writer Roberto Saviano and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho have been named co-winners of the $75,000 Olof Palme Prize for their efforts to expose criminal networks despite great personal risk. Cacho was charged with libel and received ...

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