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Every 15 August, the entire country of Italy seems to be on a break. Across the Mediterranean country, shutters on stores, bars, and restaurants are padlocked and adorned with the orange “closed for holiday” signs. In all neighbourhoods except the ones popular with tourists, you can encounter nothing but the proverbial tumbleweeds. It’s Ferragosto, the hallowed holiday Italians will readily say recalls Roman times — a celebration emperor Augustus bestowed on his people, including slaves, as a reward for a season of hard work in the fields. In Italy today, celebrating Ferragosto by spending the...
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The Italian parliament's recent approval of the so-called "prison decree" has ignited a fiery political debate in the country. Intending to address the long-standing issues within Italy's prison system, the decree promises an overall improvement in detention conditions, an increase in prison staff, and a simplified process for early release. However, while some hail the decree as a much-needed reform, others argue that it falls short of addressing the root problems plaguing the system. Proponents of the decree, particularly from the centre-right Forza Italia party, see it as a significant mile...
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For the first time, inmates from prisons and penal colonies are included. Under a new law, inmates can be paroled after an interview, medical exam, and conviction review. Certain offenders are excluded from mobilization. Deputy Justice Minister Olena Vysotska reported that over 3,000 prisoners have joined military units. About 27,000 inmates could be eligible. The Arey Battalion is training these recruits, seeing potential in their motivation and desire to serve.
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As well as showcasing spectacular and startling contemporary art, the Venice Biennale is an opportunity to gain access to some of its rarely opened buildings. This year, the Vatican’s pavilion can claim the accolade of most unusual location. If you’ve already visited the canal city, it's still highly unlikely you’ve entered this building - the Holy See’s exhibition is housed in Venice’s women’s prison. In a sense, the Vatican’s pavilion is a piece of months-long performance art in which the visitor is a participant. The experience is about far more than the art on the walls - it’s about the in...
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A court in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday sentenced a US soldier arrested earlier this year to three years and nine months in prison on charges of stealing and threats of murder, Russian news reports said. According to US officials and Russian authorities, Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city of Vladivostok to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from her. Russian state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti reported from the courtroom in the Pervomaisky District Court in Vladivostok that the judge also ordered Black...
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Inmates accused of belonging to gangs captured during El Salvador’s state of emergency are gradually filling the country’s mega prison, as another 2,000 inmates were transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Centre southeast of the capital on Tuesday, officials said. President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of the mega prison when El Salvador began massive arrests in response to a surge in gang violence in March 2022. The facility now holds thousands of accused or convicted gang members.
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French artist JR has a documentary out in French cinemas, and in it, we are invited to witness the hopes and regrets of the inmates of the maximum security prison based in Tehachapi, California. Tehachapi walks us through a series of projects organised by JR, an artist whose work combines photography, collage and video. With its behind-the-scenes approach, the documentary relates how the austere prison courtyard becomes an ephemeral canvas for the inmates. JR’s team collaborated with inmates and guards to use its signature technique of flyposting to create a giant portrait of 40 men. The artis...
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