We have just received another significant donation from the two American tour operators, which have been supporting Addiopizzo thought the last eight years. Country Walkers and VBT Bicycling Vacations are both market leaders in active vacations: the former is...
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Extortion racket in Palermo: today most of those who pay the ‘pizzo’ are conniving people.
The extortion phenomenon has changed and many of the entrepreneurs and shopkeepres who accept to pay are complicit with Cosa Nostra. Thirty-one years after the murder of Libero Grassi, thanks to the police and the prosecutors, in Palermo it is possible to report the...
XXXI anniversary of the murder of Libero Grassi
For the 31° anniversary of the death of Libero Grassi, the businessman murdered by Cosa Nostra in Palermo in 1991, his family and Addiopizzo promote a day of initiatives in his memory. The day of 29 August gives us the chance to question ourselves about Libero...
The trial “Maqueda” in Palermo: the Supreme Court confirms an unprecedented sentence
The trial started after the report of 11 shopkeepers from Banglasesh, supported by Addiopizzo. The Court confirmed the sentence for the criminals who imposed extortion, robbery, violence and threats against 11 foreign merchants, Even if these convicted subjects were...
VBT AND COUNTRY WALKERS: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Once again we want to thank the American tour operators Country Walkers and VBT. Over the last years, they have contributed to our campaign against protection rackets in Sicily through their Sustainable Travel’s fund program. VBTand Country Walkers are both market...
ANOTHER “GRAZIE” TO OUR AMERICAN SUPPORTERS
Once again we want to thank the tour operators Country Walkers and VBT. Over the last five years, they have contributed to our campaign against protection rackets in Sicily through their travelers' fund program. Ancora una volta desideriamo ringraziare i tour operator...
ADDIOPIZZO SUPPORTERS IN THE US
Country Walkers and VBT, both market leaders in active international travel, contribute to the Antimafia campaign in Sicily. Over the last three years, the American tour operator Country Walkers, specialized in walking and experiential tours, has offered donations to...
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Country Walkers and VBT, thank you once again for your support
We have just received another significant donation from the two American tour operators, which have been supporting...
Extortion racket in Palermo: today most of those who pay the ‘pizzo’ are conniving people.
The extortion phenomenon has changed and many of the entrepreneurs and shopkeepres who accept to pay are complicit...
XXXI anniversary of the murder of Libero Grassi
For the 31° anniversary of the death of Libero Grassi, the businessman murdered by Cosa Nostra in Palermo in 1991, his...
Paolo Giaccone: the doctor who opposed the mafia
In Palermo, the name Paolo Giaccone is closely linked with the city's University Hospital, named in his honor....
A law that makes connivance unfavorable
The idea is to inhibit access to tax bonuses for building contractors who accept to pay extortion rackets and do not...
The extortion phenomenon today: we need to change the narrative
Today the sentence of the 'Alastra' trial was has been delivered against people accused of mafia association,...
Global Village: Addiopizzo, the grassroots anti-Mafia movement in Palermo, Sicily
Fonte: Stuff.co.nz
From market traders to restaurant owners and shopkeepers, around 80 per cent of the city’s small businesses have traditionally paid protection money – known as ‘pizzo’ in local Palermo slang – to the local Mafia.
