Emma Bonino: Italy's pro-Europe, pro-immigrant conscience

Forty years ago, Emma Bonino fought to secure abortion rights in Italy in the shadow of the Vatican. Her campaign involved hunger strikes and a three-week stint in jail.

These days, the former foreign minister, activist and candidate for parliament, is waging an equally difficult battle in support of migrants and in defence of Europe, two ideas that seem radical in today’s bitter political environment.

There is, Bonino says, an invisible thread that connects the causes of her life.

“You can look at the fights I have waged with this point