Mafia
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Pragmatism and repressive politics
TURKEY: This autumn, we met two intellectuals in Istanbul about today's Turkey - and attended a major conference there on political economy. Here, we look at the use of power, freedom of expression, the media, militarisation and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's political pragmatism.
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A mother’s life and passion: Anna Politkovskaya
RUSSIA: Anna Politkovskaya's daughter: "My greatest wish is to experience Russia as a thriving, free and developed country, not desolate, poor and militarised."
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He was blown up – no one was held accountable
MAFIA: A collection of anecdotal testimonies about a self-destructive societal machinery with the mafia as its cornerstone.
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Living in the trash
IDENTITY: From the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, an intense look into the lives of the neglected and forgotten.
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The curse of colonial consumption
PROSTITUTION: How the Nigerian mafia is able to reach far into Europe to keep trafficked women in prostitution.
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Nipping the mafia in the bud
REHABILITATION: One judge in Italy’s most violent regions aims to re-educate children of powerful crime families through a controversial programme.
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Political propaganda, mixing of roles, and politicians – Mussolini, Franco, Hitler, Pinochet, Gaddafi, Erdoğan…
DICTATORS: It's your connections that define you and get you employed.
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The «Revolt of Dignity»
MIGRANTS: Returning to the origins of the gospel and staging it as a passion play for the rights of migrants.
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Italy’s fifth mafia
MAFIA: The Nigerian mafia smuggles both people and drugs, while threats, violence and voodoo rituals are used to force girls into prostitution.