The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa-], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing"), [3] also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century. It is an association of gangs which sell their ...

2025年2月17日 · Sicilian Mafia, hierarchically structured organization of criminals in Sicily, Italy. The Sicilian Mafia is made up of a coalition of criminal organizations—called “families” or “clans” in English and cosche (singular, cosca ) in Italian—which engage in extortion, smuggling, gambling, and the mediation of disagreements between other ...

2021年9月30日 · La mafia sicilienne, pendant longtemps la plus puissante et la plus célèbre des mafias italiennes, résulte donc de la rencontre du commerce des citrons avec le monde de la conspiration, tramée par des confréries de type maçonnique. À Naples, l’ancienne capitale du royaume des Deux-Siciles, l’histoire de la Camorra débute à la même ...

History of Sicilian Mafia from the '90s to the Present Day. The third Mafia war (1991-1993) saw Toto Riina wage a terrorist campaign against all his opponents, including the Italian state.

It is a common belief that the Mafia began in Sicily, primarily through the first major rulers and power-hungry groups that occupied the island. The only thing that we know for sure is the records of their existence dating into the early 19th century.

Based on pentito testimony, and supported by an anti-Mafia social movement, they and succeeding prosecutors won convictions against an unprecedented number of mafia leaders. The depositions of the justice collaborators depict life in the Mafia as highly stressful, the more so in light of the narcotrafficking wars .

2023年10月27日 · The mafia has its roots in the 18th century in Sicily, during the period of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The mafia formed as a sort of protection association for Sicilian farmers, who were often victims of violence and abuse by landowners and corrupt public officials.

2024年9月26日 · Poverty, disparities in wealth, widespread brigandage, and the dissolution of the feudal system enabled the predatory practices of Sicily’s citrus mafia. Picking lemons in a grove on the Conca d'Oro (Golden Shell), outside Palermo, Sicily, ca. 1900–1910

Ce mardi 19 juillet 2022, Palerme a commémoré l’assassinat du juge antimafia Paolo Borsellino, tué par Cosa Nostra il y a trente ans, jour pour jour. Si la Sicile ne vit plus aujourd’hui au ...

The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra, also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dat...