Alfredo Cospito
Italian anarchist · Italy · On the map · Activists · Born 1967 · age 59
Alfredo Cospito is an Italian anarchist. In his twenties, he refused conscription to military service and was convicted of desertion, then pardoned after going on hunger strike for one month. In 2012, he was sentenced to 10 years for kneecapping the head of the Italian nuclear power company Ansaldo Nucleare.
Alfredo Cospito is read about 97 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 28 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 96 days, one point a day.
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, On a beautiful May morning, I took action, and in those few hours, I lived life to the full.
[...] my firm belief that a revolution (a grand-sounding word) can only be carried out by those who have the devil in them.
About this person
Whilst imprisoned, he was convicted of the 2006 bombing of a Carabinieri barracks in which nobody was harmed. The Supreme Court of Cassation later increased the sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
