Bench in memory of Giulio Regeni

Giulio Regeni was an Italian doctoral student at the University of Cambridge kidnapped in Cairo on 25 January 2016, the fifth anniversary of the Tahrir Square protests, and found lifeless on the following 3 February near an Egyptian secret service prison. From the beginning there was no clarity on the causes of his death: the Egyptian authorities produced different reconstructions and initially denied collaboration to the Italian investigators.

Even today, on the investigation side, no great news has emerged: a stalemate that is also political. A story that has seen a succession of denials, misdirections, judicial and journalistic investigations, conspiracy theories, silences and political accusations.

The Municipal Administration of Sirmione, through this dedication, wanted to keep the memory of Giulio Regeni alive: a story of courage and sacrifice that reminds us how the search for truth and justice must be a daily and collective exercise.
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