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EPISODE 2

THE POWER OF DIGNITY: Standing tall against the mafia

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Excerpt

“Sandro’s way of dealing with this is to walk in a park by the water, before sunrise, listening to opera. But the mafiosi are watching. One day, two killers on a motorcycle ride up to him and open fire. Six bullets hit Sandro… but he survives.”

WHY THIS EPISODE

It shows the cumulative violence and psychological toll on those who resist.

TAKEAWAY

Dignity and persistence matter, but legal and social support remain critical.

SOURCES

Tiberio Bentivoglio, the inspiration behind this fictional story, has been a public example of resistance to the ’Ndrangheta for decades. The sources below document his testimony, public interventions, threats he has reported, and the institutional responses over time. The list is not exhaustive; it gathers public reporting and official records used to inform this episode.

  1.  « Stato inadeguato a proteggere chi si oppone alla ‘ndrangheta »  antipizzo-mattarella-8597cf05-3935-47e9-9398-6b6280e430bb.html — Regional broadcast summarizing Bentivoglio’s public letter to the President and listing the attacks he reported; includes video excerpts. — RaiNews 21 December 2021.

  2. “Nuove minacce al testimone di giustizia Bentivoglio: ‘Nessun politico finora mi ha chiamato’” — LaC News24 — 7 March 2024 — https://www.lacnews24.it/cronaca/nuove-minacce-al-testimone-di-giustizia-bentivoglio-nessun-politico-finora-mi-ha-chiamato-cutokqp6 — Report on renewed threats and Bentivoglio’s public complaint about lack of political outreach; documents ongoing intimidation.

  3. “Caso Bentivoglio, Klaus Davi: ‘Dimostra la schizofrenia dell’antimafia calabrese’” — RaiNews / TGR Calabria (video) — 20 April 2024 — https://www.rainews.it/tgr/calabria/video/2024/04/caso-bentivoglio-revoca-scorta-intervista-klaus-davi-fce754e2-d2b9-4d46-90aa-dca244e532ef.html — Coverage of the controversy around the temporary revocation of police protection and public reactions; useful for institutional context.

  4. “Nuove minacce all’imprenditore Tiberio Bentivoglio. Libera: ‘istituzioni siano veloci come la criminalità’” — CN24TV — 5 June 2024 — https://cn24tv.it/news/nuove-minacce-all-imprenditore-tiberio-bentivoglio-libera-istituzioni-siano-veloci-come-la-criminalita/ — Local reporting on renewed threats and civil society calls (Libera) for faster institutional action.

  5. “Intimidazione a Bentivoglio, bruciato un capannone all’imprenditore sotto scorta” — RaiNews / TGR Calabria — 23 October 2024 — https://www.rainews.it/tgr/calabria/articoli/2024/10/intimidazione-a-bentivoglio-bruciato-un-capannone-allimprenditore-sotto-scorta-7036baff-65fb-43c9-9bfe-a2b4d3ffdfdf.html — Report on an arson attack at a warehouse belonging to Bentivoglio; documents a recent escalation while he remained under protection.

Books

  •  Bentivoglio, Tiberio — Il coraggio di denunciare. La mia verità contro la ‘ndrangheta — Edizioni Gruppo Abele — 2016 — ISBN: 978-8865792660 — Personal testimony recounting Bentivoglio’s decision to denounce extortion and the personal, legal and social consequences he faced; useful as a primary source for his account and motivations.

  • Pellicanò, Daniela — Colpito. La vera storia di Tiberio Bentivoglio — Associazione Libera — 2019 

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