crowd of Attacking and vandalizing pro-Palestine demonstrators Friday afternoon building Editorial staff of La Stampaa newspaper from Turin, Italy. The offices were empty at the time of the attack, in which more than a hundred attackers participated, so there were no reports of casualties. Authorities reported throughout the afternoon that about 30 vandals had been identified, though none were arrested. “Journalist, you are next on the list,” one threat With which the attackers watered the building.
As on many other occasions, it all started with a bad idea. On Friday, a demonstration in support of the Palestinian cause took place this afternoon in the center of Turin, one of the most important cities in northern Italy. The march, as in other cities in Europe, took place peacefully, especially on the Nyza road. But around 2 p.m A group of more than a hundred demonstrators deviated from the center of the march Once in Via Lugaro, he violently stormed the offices of the newspaper La Stampa.
“Free Palestine” and “Journalists are complicit in the arrest of Muhammad Shaheen.” “In CPR” were the slogans of the demonstrators, who managed to enter the building where the editorial office of that newspaper works in Turin and vandalized it. Almost all of them They wore masks, forced doors, destroyed offices and painted graffiti on walls. One of the graffiti spread throughout the facilities related to journalism: “Journalist, I will kill you” or “Journalism is complicit in genocide.” Even with the rhyme: “Journalist, terrorist, you’re next on the list.”
On this Friday, La Stampa’s editorial office was empty of journalists inside There was a national strike by journalists against the budget lawTherefore, there were no casualties. In addition to the destruction, books, newspapers, and documents were scattered throughout the building, and the entrance to the newspaper headquarters was sprinkled with fertilizer.
the Public Prosecutors’ Offices in Turin and Ivrea To conduct an investigation that attempts to identify the attackers: so far They were able to identify 34 Of them, although none of them have been arrested yet.
Prosecutor Lucia MostiThe head of the Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta Public Prosecutor’s Office expressed her support for Stampa.
Georgia MeloniThe Italian Prime Minister spoke on Saturday about the incident and said: “It is very serious that, in the face of an incident of violence against the editorial office of a newspaper, someone would suggest that the responsibility lies – even partly – with the press itself. Freedom of the press is a pillar of our democracy and must always be defended And without ambiguity.”
It is a very serious matter, in the face of an incident of violence against a newspaper, which has come to indicate that responsibility lies – partly also – on Stampa’s thesis.
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– Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) November 29, 2025
president of italy, Sergio MattarellaHe sent a letter of support to the newspaper’s board of directors, headed by Mandria Malaguti, and to the editorial team. Interior Minister Matteo Piantidosi did the same.
Guardian of Turin (equivalent to mayor), Stefano Lo Russo, He declared in the same vein: “On behalf of the city of Turin, I would like to express my solidarity with the entire editorial staff and staff of La Stampa. The intrusion and violations The damage caused is unacceptable We hope that the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted by the police as soon as possible.”