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In the final installment of a three-part series on the Sicilian Mafia, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Palermo that many Sicilian women are playing a more assertive role in their society. Long ...
Giorgio Scimeca was only 19 years old when the Sicilian mafia gunned down his cousin. More than 25 years later, Scimeca says he will always remember the smell of blood. “He was running for mayor ...
Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was buried Wednesday in a private funeral in Castelvetrano, Sicily. But he won’t be the last leader ...
Carabinieri Police officers and military men prevent access to a house, discovered as one of the hideouts used by mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, on January 19, 2023 in Campobello di mazara, Sicily.
Sconzajuoco beach, part of Addiopizzo Travel, an anti-mafia tour operator. Gianni Cipriano for Newsweek. At the same time, about 10,000 individuals have signed up to another Addiopizzo initiative ...
World Sicilian mafia bosses complain on wiretaps about lack of quality recruits, reminisce about 'The Godfather' This week Sicilian officers conducted early morning raids, serving 183 arrest ...
Inside the Mafia’s Illegal Street Horse Racing 5 minute read Young men take out a horse that is used in illegal horse racing for training in Ballarò, Palermo, Italy, in June 2015.
A Sicilian mafioso arested after living in Britain quietly under an assumed name for 20 years was denied bail for a second time on Thursday by a London court, as Italian authorities seek his ...