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Ascia nera. La brutal intelligence della mafia nigeriana

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.

Exposing the misery of the Mafia

PHOTOGRAPHY: Letizia Battaglia never introduced herself as a photographer of the Mafia. She was taking pictures of Palermo, she says, where the Mafia is simply part of everyday life and routines.

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