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Protesters Storm La Stampa’s Turin Newsroom With Death Threats as Police Probe

National leaders issue condemnations following the incursion, with police reviewing CCTV to identify participants.

Overview

  • Intruders entered the empty Via Lugaro offices on 28 November during a journalists’ strike, overturning materials and vandalizing walls.
  • Videos captured chants including explicit death threats against reporters and slogans such as “Free Palestine.”
  • Graffiti and damage were reported inside the newsroom, with manure thrown at the gates outside.
  • Chants also accused the paper of complicity in the expulsion of imam Mohamed Shahin, linking the action to pro‑Palestine protests.
  • Digos in Turin is analyzing surveillance footage to identify those involved, with initial descriptions citing students and social‑center activists and estimates ranging from over 40 to about 100 participants.