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Roberta Vallacchi says she was targeted online over her headscarf during chemotherapy

The Democratic regional councillor said on social media that she was attacked over wearing a headscarf while undergoing chemotherapy for a second cancer.

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What is happening

Vallacchi said she intends to report those involved and would like to meet them to understand their views. She also said she was not surprised that, in what she described as this climate, there are many femicides.

Why is it on the Radar?

The account highlights a dispute over social-media attacks against a public figure undergoing cancer treatment. Vallacchi’s comments about femicides are her statement, not an independently established connection.

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