Ilaria Alpi | |
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| Born | 24 May 1961 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 20 March 1994 (aged 32) Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Education | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Ilaria Alpi (24 May 1961 – 20 March 1994) was an Italian journalist[1] murdered in Mogadishu, Somalia, together with her camera operator Miran Hrovatin. In 2009 Francesco Fonti, a former 'Ndrangheta member, claimed that Ilaria Alpi and her cameraman were murdered because they had seen toxic waste shipped by the 'Ndrangheta arrive in Bosaso, Somalia.[2]
At the time of her murder, she was following a case of weapon and illegal toxic waste traffic in which she believed also the Italian Army and other institutions were involved. Alpi was born in Rome and worked for Italian public television broadcaster RAI.
In the 2002 movie Ilaria Alpi - Il più crudele dei giorni, directed by Ferdinando Vincentini Ornagni, she is portrayed by Giovanna Mezzogiorno.
- ^ "Somalia94 - The Ilaria Alpi affair: a true story". www.somalia94.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Establishment hit by fresh accusations in toxic waste scandal, by Phillip Willan, The Herald, 20 September 2009