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Third committee member resigns over Regeni documentary

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The fallout from a culture ministry funding panel’s decision to deny support to the Regeni documentary – insight into Italy’s most prominent human rights case – continues to deepen. A third member has now resigned and the minister is himself declaring his personal opposition to the decision.

Regeni trial can resume after Constitutional Court ruling

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The long-delayed trial in absentia of four Egyptian security officials accused of torturing to death Italian student Giulio Regeni in 2016 can resume in Rome after a key ruling by Italy’s Constitutional Court on Friday. The decision removes a significant procedural barrier that had stalled the Regeni trial.

Regeni trial hears about events leading to his death

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Egyptian police detained Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo because they thought he was a British spy. They took him to a security facility where he was tortured and murdered, an Italian prosecutor told a Rome court on Monday.

Constitutional Court gives Regeni trial go ahead

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Constitutional Court today ended a stalemate on the trial in absentia in Italy of four Egyptian intelligence officers on suspicion of torturing to death Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo in early 2016.