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| Born | (1975-02-04)4 February 1975 Besana Brianza |
| Died | 15 April 2011(2011-04-15) (aged 36) Gaza |
| Occupation | International Solidarity Movement activist, journalist, blogger |
| Language | Italian |
| Nationality | Italian |
Vittorio Arrigoni (Besana in Brianza, 4 February 1975– Gaza, 15 April 2011) was an Italian reporter, writer and peace activist.
Biography
Born to an anti-fascist family, Arrigoni was best known for his activity in support of the Palestinian people, in particular for the population of the Gaza Strip; he criticized the authoritarian and theocratic politics of Hamas in the administration of the Gaza Strip and of Fatah in the administration of West Bank.
Member of the NGO International Solidarity Movement, he moved to Gaza in 2008 to report information about the condition of the Palestinians in the Strip.
In 2008 Arrigoni was injured and imprisoned by the Israeli army for defending 15 Palestinian fishermen who were fishing in international water
He worked with Radio Popolare and as a reporter for the Italian newspaper Il manifesto; in 2009 he published the book Restiamo umani, a collection of his reportages from Gaza, translated in English as Gaza, Stay Human with a preface by the Israeli historian Ilan Pappé; the book was also translated into Spanish and German.
During the Operation Cast Lead he gained international fame because his blog Guerrilla Radio was the only source from Gaza at a time when professional journalists did not have access to the strip.
Kidnapping and death
After several death threats, he was kidnapped on April 14, 2011 by a terrorist group called Tawhid wal-Jihad.
The following day, his corpse was found during a blitz in a home in Gaza City.
Notes
- ISM confirms the death of Vittorio Arrigoni
- Rainer Sinz, Obamas Seiltanz / Friedens- kontra Kriegskultur - Ein lyrisch-prosaischer Appell an die Vernunft im historischen Abriss seit dem Serbien-Kosovo-Krieg, Berlin, Pro Business, 2010 - ISBN 9783868057140, p. 193.
- Article by Vittorio Arrigoni on the newspaper Il manifesto, 29 November 2008 (published also by the author on his blog, 2 December 2008).
- Radio Popolare, announcements archive
- Amazon, Gaza, Stay Human
- Mideast: Radical Palestinian group executes Italian activist, Adnkronos International, 15 April 2011.
- Hamas Says It Found Body of Italian Activist, New York Times 14 April 2011
- Mideast: Radical Palestinian group executes Italian activist, Adnkronos International, 15 aprile 2011.
- Kidnapped Italian activist killed in Gaza, al Jazeera, 15 April 2011.
- Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni found dead in Gaza
Links
- Guerrilla Radio, Vittorio Arrigoni's blog from Gaza.