Lavialibera is a paper and online magazine offering in-depth reporting and investigations on issues related to mafias, corruption, climate change, migration and social movements.

The media project includes a bimonthly magazine, a website, three newsletters and a page on Instagram, Facebook, X and Youtube.
Two full-time journalists, three part-time journalists, and an editor-in-chief work every day at lavialibera. The magazine can also count on a few regular contributors and the advice of a scientific committee with scholars and experts.

Lavialibera was founded by two civil society organizations, Fondazione Gruppo Abele and Libera. Gruppo Abele is a foundation whose aim is to support people in need in Turin (Piedmont), in particular those with an addiction, former sex workers victims of human trafficking, and migrant women. Libera is the largest anti-mafia organization in Italy, constituted by a network of associations, movements, and groups fighting against mafias, violence, and crimes, but also fighting for social justice and civil rights.

As part of our work on climate issues, we also collaborate with the association “Casa Comune” to organize panels for teachers and students about journalism and the environment with experts and activists. For “Biennale democrazia”, a cultural event promoted by the City of Turin to spread knowledge about democracy, lavialibera has organized a panel on journalism and climate change bringing together scientists, scholars, and reporters. Moreover, we have recently established a partnership with Nuova Ecologia, the monthly magazine of the Italian environmental association Legambiente, to conduct investigations on topics of common interest.

Lavialibera

Basic information

Name
Lavialibera
Country
Italy
City
Torino

Supported projects

From Crime to Community: The Social Reuse of Confiscated Assets

ROME/MADRID/BUCHAREST - Every year, law enforcement authorities across Europe seize millions of euros worth of properties coming from illicit activities. Land lots, apartment buildings, warehouses, luxury cars or yachts were once belonged to members of mafia groups, arms or drug traffickers and other criminal actors.

Luis Soto

Hope and Homes: Tackling Homelessness in Europe

ALYTUS/OULU/TURIN- The number of homeless people in Europe has doubled since 2009. A recent report from the Feantsa states that Europe has almost 895,000 homeless people.

FM99