In this week's episode...

Palestinian Prisoner's Day

First up we speak about Palestinian Prisoner's Day, commemorated globally on 17 April each year since 1974.

• Tobia reads an excerpt from un racconto from a Palestinian activist and ex-political prisoner Ameer Makhoul. You can read the full text in Italiano and English here.
• Our guest, visiting PHD candidate and researcher from the University of Perugia, Grazia Pisano provides her account of the Pro-Palestine solidarity movement in Italy.
• Update on the trial of charity worker and president of the Palestinian Association in Italy Mohamed Hannoun, and his co-accused. 
• Update on the trial of Palestinian refugee in Italy Ahmed Salem, sentenced on 14 April 2026 to 4 years imprisonment.

Tribute to Vittorio Arrigoni

Compagno Vik, non ti abbiamo scordato. Restiamo umani!

We pay tribute to Italian activist and journalist Vittorio 'Vik' Arrigoni, killed in Gaza on 15 April 2011. Vittorio Arrigoni was a staunch supporter of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, working with the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement. He had been living in Gaza since 23 August 2008 having arrived by sea with the ships Liberty and Free Gaza, and breaking the maritime blockade that Israel has imposed on Gaza since 1967. Arrigoni reported regularly for the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto and in his blog Guerrilla Radio, with a collection of his work and reporting published in his book Restiamo Umani. Vittorio Arrigoni is commemorated annually in Gaza, where he received a state funeral.

• We listen to an interview Vittorio Arrigoni gave from Gaza here
• And a reading of some of his writing here

You can also watch a documentary about Vittorio Arrigoni here and find more at the Fondazione Vittorio Arrigoni. 

Interview with Grazia Pisano here

We speak to Grazia Pisano, visiting PHD candidate and researcher from the University of Perugia. Grazia discusses her work and research on Italian and international news media representation of 'Ndrangheta, exploring the role of mainstream media narratives in shaping public perception. We also discuss her current visit to Australia to develop a parallel research project with University of Melbourne investigating how Australian news media constructs harmful social stigma for the local Calabrian and broader Italian communities.

Music

I Luf - Ballata per Vik 

TÄRA - Diaspora