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The Italian judiciary was strongly politicized

 
Politician Stefania Craxi believes the Italian judiciary was strongly politicized during the Mani pulite investigations of 1990s Italy, and that it overstepped the limits of its power.

Storyteller: Stefania Craxi

Date of Story: 1994
Location of Story: Naples, Italy
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: 2 March, 2016

This post is part of a collaboration with author Davide Rubini to collect the stories of Italy in the aftermath of the “Bribesville” (Tangentopoli) scandals of the 1990s. Find out more about Rubini’s new novel,  il fischio finale (The Final Blow).  

Political “surgery” excluded the Communists

 
Politician Stefania Craxi explains how the Tangentopoli scandals reshaped Italian politics, largely exempted the Italian Communist Party.

Storyteller: Stefania Craxi

Date of Story: 1993
Location of Story: Rome, Italy
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: 2 March, 2016

This post is part of a collaboration with author Davide Rubini to collect the stories of Italy in the aftermath of the “Bribesville” (Tangentopoli) scandals of the 1990s. Find out more about Rubini’s new novel,  il fischio finale (The Final Blow).  

When playing sports meant breaking the law

 
Parween Muhamad Tofiq tells a short story about breaking the law under the Islamic Republic of Iran to take girls to play sports, hiding away in the mountains where they couldn’t be observed.

Storyteller:Parween Muhamad Tofiq

Date of Story: 1980s
Location of Story: Sanandaj, Iran
Location: Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Date: 24 February, 2016
Citizen Historian: Eman A Ibrahim