Many people in her village knew what was happening and did nothing to prevent it. Thats because that area of southern italy is in the firm control of a local mafia family, and one of the alleged rapists is the son of a powerful mafia boss, who is serving time in prison. The problem is that local people still dont want to face up to what happened, as our reporter ellen trapp has been finding out. Now, for her own safety the girl herself isnt able to talk, so some of these scenes have been reconstructed. Ellen melito di porto salvo, a town of 12,000 in southern calabria, is a mafia stronghold. A young girl is said to have been raped here by seven or more young men, repeatedly, for years from the time she was 13. Well call her lucia. Many people here are said to have known about it and looked away. We struck up a conversation with a local daycare teacher. But when our talk turned to the rapes, she clammed up. I cant understand you. Ellen the mayor, giuseppe meduri, defends his community.
In moscow. But he didnt even organize a crowd to protest. Rather, he stood there, quietly, on his own, holding a sign. No violence, no crowds, and no chanting. Just one man standing alone. But because of that, he was sent to jail, where he says he has been tortured. Now his wife is also standing out in the cold on her own, this time at the prison gates, waiting and hoping desperately for his release. Our reporter birgit virnich decided to wait with her. Birgit this is gulag country. Rubtsovsk in siberia. 5000 prisoners are held in this penal colony. For days, anastasia has been waiting in the icy cold for her husband, ildar dadin, to be released. His conviction has been overturned. In letters, he described how he was tortured in prison. Anastasia in this one he writes the director of the penal colony and three men came and beat me, several times a day. Birgit they thrust my head down the toilet. They hung me up by handcuffs, pulled down my underpants and told me that if i didnt end my
In moscow. But he didnt even organize a crowd to protest. Rather, he stood there, quietly, on his own, holding a sign. No violence, no crowds, and no chanting. Just one man standing alone. But because of that, he was sent to jail, where he says he has been tortured. Now his wife is also standing out in the cold on her own, this time at the prison gates, waiting and hoping desperately for his release. Our reporter birgit virnich decided to wait with her. Birgit this is gulag country. Rubtsovsk in siberia. 5000 prisoners are held in this penal colony. For days, anastasia has been waiting in the icy cold for her husband, ildar dadin, to be released. His conviction has been overturned. In letters, he described how he was tortured in prison. Anastasia in this one he writes the director of the penal colony and three men came and beat me, several times a day. Birgit they thrust my head down the toilet. They hung me up by handcuffs, pulled down my underpants and told me that if i didnt end my
President at the age of 39 still has a tough fight ahead. His political movement, La Republique en marche, is not yet a year old and holds no seats in parliament. Transforming such a young party into a Political Force will not be easy, but members like Justine Henry a veterinarian tend to be young idealists, brimming with plans to change this. Justine has now abandoned her career and put her aspirations for her country first. [cheers and applause] reporter Justine Henry is convinced that Emmanuel Macron will be able to reform french politics and put an end to cronyism. Shes exhausted but relieved that her efforts were worth it. For months, she campaigned day and night for macrons en marche movement. Macron may have won the election, but there is no time to rest. Under its new name, La Republique en marche, the party now has to make significant gains in the legislative elections in june. Justine we have to get an absolute majority. Its doable, but it will be tight. Well have to fight, b
More on this later in the show. Its ok to beat your wife or girlfriend provided they dont end up in the hospital. This is the message many women in russia worry is being sent to abusive men after the countrys parliament passed a law decriminalizing domestic violence. Instead of up to two years in prison, offenders now face the mere prospect of a fine. According to estimates, over half a million women a year are victims of domestic violence. Now some fear that figure could rise even further. Demonstrators in st. Petersburg act out scenes of Domestic Abuse in protest against a change in russian law making violence against spouses a petty offense. It essentially removes one of the only deterrents. Now if we beat someone in our family, well only have to pay a small fine. Men who batter their wives are more the rule than the exception in russia. This incident outside an apartment block in southwest st. Petersburg is just one instance. A surveillance camera recorded a family dispute that tur