The Monster of Florence

16th April 2006 with 0 Comments

What follows is a letter from Douglas Preston, an American journalist and writer: Please read his story and blog about it.
Dear Friends and colleagues,
On April 7, my good friend and writing partner Mario Spezi, a well-known Italian journalist, was arrested and thrown into jail, in the worst abuse of state power I have ever seen [...]

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