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Margherita Capacci

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Freelance journalist & audio producer - from Italy - happiest in the mountains

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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#Sudan - With Sudan’s war now in its fourth year, not a single person has been prosecuted for crimes committed since April 2023. Three recent initiatives are seeking to fill that gap by tracing the chain of responsibility back to foreign actors. #SudanWar www.justiceinfo.net/en/162112-su...
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Sudan: bringing to justice those who make the war possible
With Sudan’s war now in its fourth year, not a single person has been prosecuted for crimes committed since April 2023. Three recent initiatives are seeking to fill that gap by tracing the chain of re...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @margheritacapacci.bsky.social Check out our discussion and consider supporting us: www.patreon.com/Asymmetrical...
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The War Criminals Book Club Ep. 36 - Nuremberg (2025) | Asymmetrical Haircuts
The War Criminals Book Club Ep. 36 - Nuremberg (2025) by Asymmetrical Haircuts on Patreon. Join Asymmetrical Haircuts's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New #Syria trial in the Netherlands: A man accused of being a lead interrogator in the detention centres of the National Defence Force (NDF), a militia loyal to the Assad regime, in the city of Salamiyah has been brought to trial in the Hague on charges of torture and sexual violence.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
OUT NOW: Burned forests. Polluted rivers. Destroyed ecosystems. How to get accountability? We talk about the new ICC policy on environmental damage, what changes & how it can shape future investigations in #Gaza #Sudan #Ukraine with Laura Baron Mendoza www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 154 – Environmental Damage at the ICC with Laura Baron-Mendoza
Laura Baron-Menodza explains how the ICC can tackle environmental crimes and how a new policy should radically shift how the court works. Want to find out more? Check out all the background informa…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What changes with the new ICC policy on environmental damage? In tomorrow’s pod, we dive into how the ICC could prosecute environmental destruction within its existing crimes. Laura Baron-Mendoza explains how this policy pushes for the Court to rely on science
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Episode out now👇 Today’s episode looks at major developments at the #Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, from the close of arguments in the #Thaçi et al trial to the separate alleged interference case also involving the former president. Listen: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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Justice Update – Interfering with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers
The big trial ends at the Kosovo Chambers and an opportunity to ask – has it been worth it. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all…
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#Palestine - In 2025, 3 prominent Palestinian human rights organizations were put on the sanctions list by the U.S. administration for their relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC). They tell us about the additional hardship. www.justiceinfo.net/en/156738-we... #HumanRights #NGOs
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Palestinian NGOs: “We are like outcasts”
In September 2025, three prominent Palestinian human rights organizations were put on the sanctions list by the U.S. administration for their relationship with the International Criminal Court. They t...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🇽🇰 #Kosovo - This week, it was the defendants’ turn to speak before the Hague court. Each of the four former KLA freedom fighters pleaded not guilty forcefully and requested acquittal. www.justiceinfo.net/en/155537-fo... 3 quotes below in thread 👇 #HashimThaçi #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity
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Four former UCK fighters defend a ‘just’ war
This week, as Kosovo celebrated 18 years of independence, it was the defendants’ turn to speak before the Hague court. Each of the four former KLA freedom fighters pleaded not guilty forcefully and re...
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Qantara @qantarade.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
20 Jahre Haft für #Menschenhändler, der in #Libyen Migranten gefoltert und erpresst hat. @margheritacapacci.bsky.social hat den Prozess in Zwolle/Niederlande für uns verfolgt ⬇️ #Eritrea #BaniWalid #Schmuggler qantara.de/artikel/mens...
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Misshandlung von Geflüchteten in Libyen: Bahnbrechendes Urteil gegen Menschenhändler | Qantara.de
Wegen Erpressung und Misshandlung von Migrant:innen in Libyen ist ein Eritreer zu 20 Jahren Haft verurteilt worden. Der Prozess in den Niederlanden gilt als größter seiner Art und gibt neue Einblicke ...
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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This is precisely what I’ve told @margheritacapacci.bsky.social when she asked me about this trial. It’s a first. (Hopefully not the last.) Let’s remain vigilant but let’s not ask prosecutors to do what the law doesn’t allow them to do. www.justiceinfo.net/en/152885-mi...
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Migrant smuggling: first trial concludes
The trial of a migrant smuggling alleged leader concluded on Wednesday 26 November at the court of Zwolle, in the Netherlands. The Eritrean man has paved the way for another trial scheduled for spring...
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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Another excellent article by @margheritacapacci.bsky.social on the latest updates concerning the non-cooperation of Italy with the ICC in the Almasri/Elmasri case www.justiceinfo.net/en/154252-li...
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Libya, Italy and the ICC: a long history of discord
Last year, Italy failed to transfer a Libyan alleged war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court. What were the consequences?
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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Very grateful to @margheritacapacci.bsky.social for quoting me in this excellent article on the trial currently ongoing before the court of Zwolle against “Walid”, an Eritrean man accused of extorting and torturing migrants in detention centres in Libya www.justiceinfo.net/en/152885-mi...
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Migrant smuggling: first trial concludes
The trial of a migrant smuggling alleged leader concluded on Wednesday 26 November at the court of Zwolle, in the Netherlands. The Eritrean man has paved the way for another trial scheduled for spring...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🇱🇾 #Libya - The trial of a migrant smuggling alleged leader concluded on 26 November at the court of Zwolle, in the Netherlands 🇳🇱. The Eritrean man has paved the way for another trial scheduled for spring. #MigrantSmuggling By @margheritacapacci.bsky.social www.justiceinfo.net/en/152885-mi...
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Migrant smuggling: first trial concludes
The trial of a migrant smuggling alleged leader concluded on Wednesday 26 November at the court of Zwolle, in the Netherlands. The Eritrean man has paved the way for another trial scheduled for spring...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
#Eritrea👉 #Libya 👉 #Netherlands - Eritrean Amanuel Walid is tried in The Netherlands for leading an international criminal network that detained, tortured, raped and extorted Eritrean refugees in Libya. #HumanTrafficking #UniversalJurisdiction www.justiceinfo.net/en/151860-ex...
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The “quite extraordinary” trial of human trafficker Walid
Eritrean Amanuel Walid is tried in The Netherlands for leading an international criminal network that detained, tortured, raped and extorted Eritrean refugees in Libya.
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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The trial against an Eritrean man known as “Walid”, suspected of being involved in a criminal organization that kidnapped and subjected migrants to violence in detention centers in Bani Walid (Libya) is set to begin tomorrow in the Netherlands indepthnews.net/trial-agains...
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Trial against alleged Eritrean trafficker ‘Walid’ will start in The Netherlands on 3 November
Substantive hearings are about to begin in Zwolle, the Netherlands, in the important case against Eritrean national Tewelde Goitom (also known as “Walid” / “Welid”). The hearings are set to run across...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🇸🇩 #Sudan - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has handed down its judgement against "Ali Kushayb". Followed by Sudanese in The Hague and in refugees’ camps near Darfur, it offers "some relief" to the victims but remains an isolated act of justice. www.justiceinfo.net/en/150750-al...
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Ali Kushayb, the convicted symbol of crimes in Darfur
Followed by Sudanese in The Hague and in refugees’ camps near Darfur, offering finally “some relief” to the victims, the judgement handed down on Monday 6 October 2025 by the International Criminal Co...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🇽🇰 #Kosovo - James Rubin * was a defence witness this week in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. * former chief spokesman for the US State Department under Madeleine Albright and Clinton www.justiceinfo.net/en/149960-ja...
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James Rubin’s Kosovo memories
The former chief spokesman for the US State Department under Madeleine Albright, James Rubin, was a defence witness this week in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi before the Kosovo Spe...
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Il 23 luglio la Corte internazionale di giustizia ha affermato che i Paesi che non rispettano i propri obblighi in materia di clima potrebbero violare il diritto internazionale ed essere tenuti a risarcire gli Stati colpiti dalla crisi climatica altreconomia.it/lo-storico-p...
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Lo storico parere della Corte dell'Aia sulla crisi climatica e sugli obblighi degli Stati ad agire
A fine luglio la Corte internazionale di giustizia delle Nazioni Unite ha affermato che i Paesi che non rispettano i propri obblighi in materia di clima potrebbero violare il diritto internazionale ed...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🚨🌏 #ClimateJustice - On July 23, the International Court of justice (ICJ) declared that climate change was “an existential problem of planetary proportions”. It stated the legal obligations of states and the right to reparations. By @margheritacapacci.bsky.social www.justiceinfo.net/en/148305-ic...
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The ICJ acts on climate change
On July 23, the International Court of justice declared that climate change was “an existential problem of planetary proportions”. It stated the legal obligations of states and the right to reparation...
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
ll 3 giugno la CGUE ha stabilito che fare entrare irregolarmente in Ue figli in pericolo non è reato. Che effetti potrebbe avere la sentenza Kinsa su casi futuri e sulla nuova direttiva UE sul favoreggiamento dell'immigrazione? Ne ho scritto per @irpimedia.eu irpimedia.irpi.eu/corte-giusti...
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Fare entrare irregolarmente in Ue figli in pericolo non è reato
La Corte Ue si è espressa sul caso di una madre congolese arrivata a Bologna con figlia e nipote, tutte con documenti falsi. La sentenza potrebbe influenzare i processi in corso e la riforma del reato...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Militia violence & loss of land and ecosystem - the root causes of migration in Central America are complex We discuss it all + enforced disappearances in #Mexico with Ana Srovin Coralli, joining our #Patreon ep to review the documentary Toshkua by Ludovic Bonleux www.patreon.com/c/Asymmetric...
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CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies @ceias-eu.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🔍 Our project partners @margheritacapacci.bsky.social & ‪@softurati.bsky.social‬ found that while academic ties between Italy & China 🇮🇹🇨🇳are strong and diverse, a lack of transparency makes it difficult to assess potential research security risks. Read the full analysis 👉 ceias.eu/italy-transp...
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Italy: Transparency gap and collaborations under scrutiny - CEIAS
In recent years, European member states have begun to view China as a multifaceted actor. Italy is no exception. Current debates on economic security have prompted Rome to adjust its policy instrument...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Out now! On our #Patreon War Criminals Book Club we watch a documentary this time: Toshkua by director Ludovic Bonleux. 'Toshkua' means to disappear in Honduras' Pesh language. With Ana Srovin Coralli we discuss migration, loss of land & language in Central America www.patreon.com/posts/war-cr...
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Israele ha affidato la distribuzione di cibo nella Striscia di Gaza alla privata Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. “C’è il rischio concreto che partecipi a violazioni dei principi umanitari fondamentali", denuncia @philipgrant40.bsky.social ✍️ per Altreconomia altreconomia.it/aiuti-disuma...
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Aiuti disumani: la Gaza humanitarian Foundation va contro il diritto internazionale
Il governo israeliano ha affidato la distribuzione di cibo nella Striscia di Gaza a un ente privato munito di contractor con sede negli Stati Uniti e in Svizzera. “C’è il rischio concreto che partecip...
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Per L'Espresso ho scritto del trasferimento dell'ex presidente delle #Filippine Rodrigo Duterte alla Corte penale internazionale e della spaccatura che ha creato nel Paese, della sua 'guerra alle droghe' e delle conseguenze che ha tutt'oggi sulla società e sulle famiglie delle vittime.
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CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies @ceias-eu.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
📊 NEW DATA RELEASE: China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker We've expanded our #tracker – a tool offering data-driven analysis on research security & academic cooperation with 🇨🇳 – to include #8 more 🇪🇺 countries! 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇬🇷🇸🇮🇨🇾🇱🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿 🔗 Visit our tracker to explore the data! academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
ICYMI 🎯 How do you identify #missing people after #conflict, #disaster, or #shipwrecks? We take you behind the scenes at @theicmp.bsky.social new DNA lab in The Hague to find out how forensic experts tackle some of the toughest cases. Link: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🇽🇰 #Kosovo - Several cases of obstruction of justice are back in the news in the Kosovo Chambers. In November, the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, was indicted. In February, three former UCK fighters were sentenced. #KosovoSpecialistChambers #HashimThaci
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Kosovo: the masters of obstruction
Several new cases for obstruction of justice put the spotlight on the Kosovo Chambers. Last November, former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi was indicted. In February, three former fighters of the UCK w...
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
In case you missed it - I joined @luigiprosperi.bsky.social on the podcast to talk about #Italy's arrest and swift release of #Libyan official #Elmasry, wanted by the ICC. We discuss all the knowns and unknowns in this 'debacle', the political & legal developments, and what could happen next
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Il 14 marzo, l’ex Presidente delle Filippine Rodrigo #Duterte è comparso per la prima volta davanti alla CPI. Fuori, gruppi contrapposti si sono radunati, uno a sostegno di Duterte, l'altro delle migliaia di vittime della sua guerra alle droghe. Per Wired Italia www.wired.it/article/rodr...
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Siamo stati a L'Aia al processo contro l'ex presidente filippino Rodrigo Duterte
Gruppi contrapposti di manifestanti si sono radunati davanti alla Corte penale internazionale: il leader, in carica fino al 2022, è stato arrestato pochi giorni fa
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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
If you missed it, in the new Asymmetrical Haircuts I joined @margheritacapacci.bsky.social with the aim of trying to unpack the “Elmasry debacle” and the consequences of Italy’s failure to cooperate with the ICC! Link: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 127 – The Italian (Libyan) Job with Luigi Prosperi and Margherita Capacci
What happened between Italy, the ICC and Libya? Did Rome get it wrong? With Luigi Propseri and Margherita Capacci.
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Luigi Prosperi @luigiprosperi.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
“Italy: is accountability for crimes against migrants possible?” by @margheritacapacci.bsky.social via JusticeInfo www.justiceinfo.net/en/142240-it... an overview of cases against traffickers who abuse migrants in Libya, including in light of the ICC office of the prosecutor’s role
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Italy: is accountability for crimes against migrants possible?
In Italy, what do the trials tell about accountability for crimes committed against migrants on the routes across Africa to Europe? Why are the main traffickers generally not prosecuted?
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Out Tomorrow. We sat down with @luigiprosperi.bsky.social from @uurechten.bsky.social and @margheritacapacci.bsky.social to untangle the mess in #Italy the #ICC #Libya suspect, released after Rome questioned aspects of his arrest warrant With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🇮🇹 #Italy - What do the trials tell about accountability for crimes committed against #migrants on the routes across Africa to Europe? Why are the main traffickers generally not prosecuted? By @margheritacapacci.bsky.social www.justiceinfo.net/en/142240-it...
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Italy: is accountability for crimes against migrants possible?
In Italy, what do the trials tell about accountability for crimes committed against migrants on the routes across Africa to Europe? Why are the main traffickers generally not prosecuted?
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Out now🎙️ What will it take for #Mexico to get truth & justice for all its missing people? The case of #Ayotzinapa shows how deep the problem runs. Understanding the mechanics, the #perpetrators, and the incentives are key to finding justice #HumanRights www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Out tomorrow 🎙️ A deep dive into #Mexico’s most haunting human rights case. 43 students disappeared—what really happened? Former lead prosecutor #OmarGómezTrejo breaks it down. Don’t miss it. #Ayotzinapa #Podcast
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Margherita Capacci @margheritacapacci.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Il nuovo report "Tratta di Stato" denuncia le responsabilità di #Italia e #UE nel fornire fondi e supporto agli stessi apparati statali tunisini che sistematicamente espellono migliaia di persone migranti verso la rete di prigioni libiche altreconomia.it/un-nuovo-rep...
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Un nuovo report documenta le espulsioni e la vendita dei migranti dalla Tunisia alla Libia
"Tratta di Stato" inchioda con testimonianze dirette le responsabilità dell'Italia e dell'Unione europea nel fornire fondi e supporto agli stessi apparati statali tunisini che sistematicamente cattura...
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