Amendolara
Coverage of Amendolara in the Nexus archive.
- Deadly attack on migrants highlights issue of labour abuse in Italy
Four migrants working in slave-like conditions as fruit pickers in southern Italy were burned to death in a van at a petrol station in Amendolara, Calabria. Surveillance footage showed two individuals igniting the vehicle before fleeing, prompting national discussions on labor exploitation.
- Four migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in Italy
Four migrant workers, three Afghans and one Pakistani, were allegedly burned alive in their car at a petrol station in Calabria, Italy. Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested on charges of aggravated murder.
- Police in Italy arrest 2 people after apparent torching of a car kills 4 farmworkers
Italian police arrested two Pakistani men linked to the deaths of four migrant farmworkers who were burned alive in a car at a gas station in Amendolara, Calabria. Video footage showed assailants pouring liquid into the car and setting it ablaze, killing three Afghans and a Pakistani national, while one survivor escaped with burns.