# Protection for women who defy the Mafia is changing in Italy. Does it go far enough?

https://mins.news/en/item/66080

- CBC News, 2026-09-20 08:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-mafia-women-protection-free-to-choose-law-9.7349744?cmp=rss

> For women who speak out against the Mafia, protection can be difficult both in practical terms and emotionally. A new Italian law extends organized-crime protection to children and the adults caring for them, often their mothers, in an effort to close part of that gap.