May 3, 2022

Anti-mafia martyrs - Pio La Torre, the mafia fighting communist

Anti-mafia martyrs - Pio La Torre, the mafia fighting communist

We take a look at the life and struggle of Sicilian communist party leader Pio La Torre, who spent his whole life trying to oppose Cosa Nostra for the good of the opressed, even when it meant going against his own party.

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