https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Dozens of mafiosi from Italy's three main organised crime groups were sentenced on Monday for teaming up to traffic drugs and commit financial crimes in the country's richest region. https://www.thelocal.it/20260113/italy-sentences-dozens-of-mobsters-from-three-mafias-in-maxi-trial Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:13:34 +0100 italy-sentences-dozens-of-mobsters-from-three-mafias-in-maxi-trial An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the sister of Sicilian Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro to 14 years in prison for mafia association, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20240712/sister-of-mafia-boss-messina-denaro-sentenced-to-14-years-in-jail Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:10:27 +0200 sister-of-mafia-boss-messina-denaro-sentenced-to-14-years-in-jail Italy on Thursday paid tribute to anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, who was killed by the Sicilian mafia on May 23rd, 1992, in a car bomb murder that shocked the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20240523/italy-remembers-anti-mafia-judge-falcone-on-32nd-anniversary-of-bombing Thu, 23 May 2024 13:30:32 +0200 italy-remembers-anti-mafia-judge-falcone-on-32nd-anniversary-of-bombing Over 300 alleged members of the 'Ndrangheta – Italy's most powerful organised crime group – and their white-collar collaborators face sentencing this week following a major trial lasting almost three years. https://www.thelocal.it/20231113/ndrangheta-italy-to-sentence-hundreds-in-mafia-maxi-trial Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:49:21 +0100 ndrangheta-italy-to-sentence-hundreds-in-mafia-maxi-trial Italian police on Monday launched an operation against one the country's most violent mafia groups, leading to arrest warrants for 82 people suspected of drug trafficking and dealing in the southern Puglia region. https://www.thelocal.it/20230724/police-arrest-dozens-in-major-raid-on-italys-youngest-mafia Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:33:18 +0200 police-arrest-dozens-in-major-raid-on-italys-youngest-mafia An Italian appeal court on Wednesday confirmed life imprisonment for former Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro for his role in the 1992 assassination of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. https://www.thelocal.it/20230720/italian-mafia-boss-jailed-for-life-over-killing-of-falcone-and-borsellino Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:41:03 +0200 italian-mafia-boss-jailed-for-life-over-killing-of-falcone-and-borsellino Pasquale Bonavota - who features in Italy's list of most dangerous criminals as a boss of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia - was arrested in Genoa, Liguria after spending nearly five years on the run, Italian authorities announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20230427/top-italian-ndrangheta-boss-arrested-after-five-years-on-the-run Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:42:24 +0200 top-italian-ndrangheta-boss-arrested-after-five-years-on-the-run On a national day of remembrance, hundreds of bereaved relatives joined a march that culminated in front of Milan's Duomo cathedral, some carrying photos of their dead loved ones - and many still waiting for justice. https://www.thelocal.it/20230321/families-demand-justice-as-50000-march-against-italian-mafia Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:16:57 +0100 families-demand-justice-as-50000-march-against-italian-mafia SPECIAL REPORT: The Italian state is finally paying attention to a “fourth mafia” operating in the southern Puglia region, and experts say it's the country's youngest, least evolved, and most violent crime syndicate of all. https://www.thelocal.it/20230318/very-violent-how-italys-youngest-mafia-is-terrorising-the-puglia-region Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:04:12 +0100 very-violent-how-italys-youngest-mafia-is-terrorising-the-puglia-region A convicted murderer linked to one of Italy's most powerful mafia organisations was arrested on Thursday in central France, Interpol said. https://www.thelocal.it/20230202/italian-killer-with-mafia-links-arrested-in-france-after-16-years-on-the-run Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:26:44 +0100 italian-killer-with-mafia-links-arrested-in-france-after-16-years-on-the-run A 100-day hunger strike by an anarchist leader has reignited debate in Italy over the use of Western Europe’s harshest prison regime for dangerous offenders. https://www.thelocal.it/20230201/41-bis-italys-harsh-prison-regime-under-new-scrutiny-after-anarchist-protests Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:26:02 +0100 41-bis-italys-harsh-prison-regime-under-new-scrutiny-after-anarchist-protests In its latest mafia sting, Italian police took down a large 'Ndrangheta ring in southern Calabria, placing 56 people under investigation including a regional councillor and a former head of the regional tourism board. https://www.thelocal.it/20230126/italian-police-seize-e250-million-and-arrest-56-in-latest-mafia-blitz Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:48:12 +0100 italian-police-seize-e250-million-and-arrest-56-in-latest-mafia-blitz Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was captured last week, but the mentality that protected him for 30 years is still "rampant" across Sicily, said activist Giuseppe Cimarosa. https://www.thelocal.it/20230124/the-real-battle-is-cultural-captured-mafia-bosss-relative-speaks-out Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:15:07 +0100 the-real-battle-is-cultural-captured-mafia-bosss-relative-speaks-out Ruthless Italian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro may have been captured this week after 30 years on the run, but his shadow still looms large over his Sicilian hometown of Castelvetrano. https://www.thelocal.it/20230120/we-dont-talk-much-here-silence-grips-sicilian-mafia-boss-hometown Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:00:41 +0100 we-dont-talk-much-here-silence-grips-sicilian-mafia-boss-hometown Doctors at the clinic where Italy's most-wanted fugitive Matteo Messina Denaro was captured said on Wednesday his health had recently deteriorated. https://www.thelocal.it/20230118/italian-mafia-boss-messina-denaro-seriously-ill-following-arrest Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:27:54 +0100 italian-mafia-boss-messina-denaro-seriously-ill-following-arrest Italian police revealed how the Sicilian mobster who boasted "I filled a cemetery by myself" was able to stay hidden close to home for three decades - until he was forced to seek cancer treatment. https://www.thelocal.it/20230118/messina-denaro-how-italy-caught-most-wanted-mafia-boss-after-30-years Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:47:00 +0100 messina-denaro-how-italy-caught-most-wanted-mafia-boss-after-30-years Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested on Monday after 30 years on the run, is known for shocking violence which has fuelled the bloody reputation of the Cosa Nostra mafia. https://www.thelocal.it/20230116/profile-ruthless-sicilian-mafia-boss-messina-denaros-reign-of-terror Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:59:07 +0100 profile-ruthless-sicilian-mafia-boss-messina-denaros-reign-of-terror Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy's most-wanted fugitive. https://www.thelocal.it/20230116/italy-catches-fugitive-mafia-boss-messina-denaro Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:30:07 +0100 italy-catches-fugitive-mafia-boss-messina-denaro Italy commemorated the death of Italian judge Giovanni Falcone on Monday, thirty years after the brutal Capaci bombing. https://www.thelocal.it/20220523/italy-remembers-murdered-anti-mafia-judge-falcone Mon, 23 May 2022 20:09:25 +0200 italy-remembers-murdered-anti-mafia-judge-falcone Thirty years ago, the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino shook Italy and inspired a new generation of anti-mafia crusaders. But judges today warn that the same threat still exists. https://www.thelocal.it/20220518/how-murdered-judge-giovanni-falcone-shaped-italys-fight-against-the-mafia Wed, 18 May 2022 18:28:02 +0200 how-murdered-judge-giovanni-falcone-shaped-italys-fight-against-the-mafia