Adriano Sofri
Born in 1942, Adriano Sofri is an Italian writer and journalist. The leader of the extreme-left group Lotta Continua in the 1970s, he is also well-known for his reports on Bosnia and Chechnya. In 1997, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for ordering the assassination of a police commissioner in 1972 – a crime he has systematically claimed he did not commit. Today he is held under house arrest for health reasons. He is a regular contributor to La Repubblica and Il Foglio.
Europe’s attitude in response to the vicious repression of the Libyan uprising is reminiscent of its cowardly behaviour during the Bosnian War, writes Italian intellectual Adriano Sofri. While their leaders dither, European governments appear to be washing their hands of a tragedy that is taking place on their doorstep.