The Latest Breaking News from Bastia

'Silence kills': Thousands march against the mafia in Corsica protests

Anti-mafia demonstrations calling for "fear to change sides" took place on the French island of Corsica on 15 November, with several thousand people marching in Ajaccio and Bastia.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 19, 2025

French police arrest alleged Corsican gang leader

Alleged Corsican gang leader Laurent Emmanuelli was arrested Friday in Bastia getting off a plane from Paris, according to sources close to the case.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 23, 2023

Kings, pawns and little citizens: the island where children love chess

Corsica’s schools have become a laboratory for a chess revolution that’s about much more than winning moves

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023