QUELLA NOTTE ALLA DIAZ. Una cronaca del G8 a Genova

 by Christian Mirra

© Ugo Guanda Editore 2010

This Graphic Novel tells a true story, described by Amnesty International as"The biggest violation of democratic rights in a Western Country after World War II" 

On july 21 2001 I was sleeping in the Diaz School after the G8 demostrations in Genova. In the middle of the night, riot policemen entered the school and started beating up everyone, with no reason and extreme brutality.

Me and other 93 people ended up in the hospital severely injured. Police had found in the school 2 Molotov cocktails and claimed that we were dangerous anarchists who had destroyed the city of Genova during the demostration.

We risked to spend up to 16 years in prison, until the investigations proved that the Police had brought themselves the Molotovs in the school, in order to accuse us with false charges. (Read the full story on The Guardian)

My graphic novel tells the aforementioned facts from a subjective perspective, letting the reader experience in first person what happened to me in the school and then facing the trials.

The book will be soon published by Ugo Guanda Editore. Stay tuned !