One month after Giulio Regeni’s kidnapping, civil society organizations gather in front of the Egyptian embassy in Rome to ask for truth and justice on the case of the Italian researcher.

The unexplained murder

Giulio Regeni’s body was found near a highway outside Cairo on February 3. The young Italian researcher had been missing since January 25.

The autopsy carried out in Italy shows that his death was caused by a blow to the neck. Many signs of torture were also present: his whole body was covered in bruises, cuts from stabbings and burns from cigarettes. Doctors explained that Giulio had a slow and painful death.

A brilliant student at Cambridge University, Giulio Regeni was "a young man, a traveler, a world citizen," according to his parents. He was in Egypt to write his PhD thesis about the role of labor unions there.

The motive for his torture and murder is still unknown, but it appears that Egyptian authorities may be involved. Investigators tried to divert suspicion of a political murder by saying that Regeni died in a car accident, and many Egyptian authorities refused to cooperate, slowing the investigation.

'Cannot stay unsolved'

Truth and justice for the horrible death of Giulio Regeni must be ensured. For this reason, Antigone and the Italian Coalition for Civil Rights and Freedoms (CILD) have launched "Truth and Justice for Giulio Regeni," a sit-in in front of the Egyptian Ambassy in Rome, on Thursday, February 25.

This event is very important because, in the words of Patrizio Gonnella, president of Antigone and CILD, "Giulio's death just cannot stay unsolved."

The initiative is organized with the participation of Amnesty International Italia, and many other NGOs and associations have signed on. The meeting place for the sit-in is 14 Salaria Street, in the Villa Ada; entry at 2 p.m.