Vittorio Arrigoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vittorio Arrigoni

Italian activist

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1975

Place of Birth: Besana in Brianza, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2011

Profession: writer, human rights activist, journalist, blogger

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Vittorio Arrigoni

  • Vittorio Arrigoni (Italian pronunciation: [vit?t??rjo arri'go?ni]; 4 February 1975 – 15 April 2011) was an Italian reporter, writer, pacifist and activist.
  • Arrigoni worked with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in the Gaza Strip, from 2008 until his death.
  • Arrigoni maintained a website, Guerrilla Radio, and published a book of his experiences in Gaza during the 2008–09 Gaza War between Hamas and Israel.
  • Arrigoni was the first foreigner kidnapped in Gaza since BBC journalist Alan Johnston's abduction in 2007.
  • He was subsequently killed.
  • His murder was condemned by various Palestinian groups.

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