UNISANNIO joins the initiative Universities for Giulio

On May 13 at 4:30 PM, in the Aula Magna of the Via delle Puglie Teaching Centre, a special screening of the documentary “Giulio Regeni - All the Evil in the World”, produced by Fandango and Ganesh Produzioni, will take place, followed by a debate on the themes of freedom of study and research. The event is organised by the University of Sannio as part of the initiative “Universities for Giulio Regeni”, promoted by Senator for Life and scientist Elena Cattaneo, ten years after the disappearance in Egypt of the young researcher: 76 universities and 15,000 people involved in two months of meetings and screenings on freedom of research.

The initiative was presented today, March 31, in the Senate during a press conference attended, among others, by Senator Cattaneo, Giulio Regeni’s parents, lawyer Alessandra Ballerini, the director of the documentary, Simone Manetti, and the authors Emanuele Cava and Matteo Billi.

The event on May 13, 2026, from 4:30 PM, in the Aula Magna of the Via delle Puglie Teaching Centre, will include the screening of the documentary followed by a talk by Eloisa Bellucci, researcher at the University of Sannio, on “The Regeni Case: Some Aspects of International Law.”

“Thanks to the courage and strength of his family,” Senator Cattaneo recalls, “Giulio Regeni’s story did not end with the discovery of his lifeless body in Cairo ten years ago. On the contrary, Giulio continues to live and to ‘do things’ through a movement of people who recognise themselves in the fundamental value of freedom — the same value that Giulio defended as a scholar.”

“We are honoured and grateful for this initiative,” stated Giulio’s parents, Paola Deffendi and Claudio Regeni, “which involves numerous universities, with professors, students and doctoral researchers who, we should remember, must always be protected. The documentary conveys both Giulio’s figure as an upright and passionate researcher and the violation of the rights committed against him.”

The initiative “Universities for Giulio Regeni” is supported by the Elena Cattaneo Foundation ETS, in collaboration with Fandango and Ganesh Produzioni.