Italian activist arrested in Guinea-Bissau: 'Lawyers can't talk to her'

Valentina Cirelli is accused of having participated in demonstrations with acts of vandalism. The Italian embassy in Dakar and the consular correspondent in Bissau are following the story 'with the utmost attention'

Lerici's activist and hotel entrepreneur arrested together with 15 other people in Guinea Bissau. He had protested against the activity of a Chinese mining company

The woman, who has lived in the town of Varela for twenty years, was arrested on April 18 under unclear circumstances. He hasn't had any contacts for days... Find out more!

GUINEA-BISSAU She was arrested last Friday in Varela by local authorities, accused of taking part in organized demonstrations against a Chinese company interested in the mining of rare earths. Fear for the fate of Valentina Cirelli Agwineriün, 47-year-old activist and entrepreneur from Lerici (La Spezia). An Italian father and mother of Guinea-Bissau, the woman has been cultivating a social project in the small village of the West African state …