Laura Cappon
Italy
About me
Laura Cappon is an award-winning Italian journalist. After graduating in Oriental Languages and
Cultures at the University of Bologna and a brief experience in local newspapers, in 2011 she
moved to Cairo where she reported for four years on events following the Egyptian revolution for
several radio stations and newspapers. She has also worked in Tunisia, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco,
Qatar, Turkey and Ukraine. She is the co-author of the documentaries “Giulio Regeni, the Body of
the Crime” and “Our man in Cairo.” She is a foreign affairs contributor to Il Fatto Quotidiano,
Domani, the Italian Swiss RadioTelevision (RSI), Al Jazeera English, The New Arab and Radio
Popolare. She actually works as a Tv reporter at Rai 3 (Italian State Broadcaster.)