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Following a demonstration organized this Saturday in Turin for him evacuation of a building occupied since 1996, where the famous left-wing social center Askatasuna29 police officers have been injured and two people have been arrested.
The concentration had taken place peacefully through the streets of the city in northwest Italy with the participation of several thousand people. But, in the evening, he concluded with tough confrontations that lasted for more than an hour between security forces and some hooded protesters.
Everything got complicated when several groups with balaclavas began to set fire to containers and an armored police vehicle from which some officers had emerged.
In addition, Numerous protesters set off firecrackers, flares and fireworks.. Given this, the security forces present there responded with the use of tear gas and water cannons, as highlighted. Efe.
The national public channel RAI He also reported the attack on a team that was reporting on the demonstration.
Armored police vehicles during clashes with protesters after a march in support of Askatasuna in Turin.
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Freedom is late
In December 2025, the Askatasuna center, which means “freedom” in Basque, was vacated again. The operation took place in framework of a police operation related to research on recent acts of violence in Turin.
The attacks on the newspaper’s headquarters stand out The Press and other incidents during pro-Palestine protests.
“Askatasuna had become a center of subversion and was belatedly released. I have heard about cultural activities: nonsense,” said the Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosiin a media appearance.
Protesters displaying a sign in support of the left-wing social center Askatasuna in Turin.
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On March 18, the Turin Municipal Board had approved the renewal of the collaboration pact for the transformation of the Askatasuna social center into a common assetincorporating a motion that confirmed the acceptance of democratic methods and the rejection of all forms of violence and racism.
Visit to Meloni
One day after what happened, the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniwent to the Turin Le Molinette hospital where the 29 officers who were injured or had bruises in the demonstration were. Among them, a 29-year-old police officer, Alessandro Calista, who was surrounded by a group of hooded men who kicked him and hit him with a hammer.
Meloni has expressed in a publication on the social network X that what happened following the eviction of the Askatasuna center is “unacceptable.” “Legitimate eviction from illegally occupied property was used as pretext to unleash violence“.
In his message, he added a video where you can see the moments in which agent Alessandro Calista was attacked and commented that the people who were there were not protesters, “but individuals who act as enemies of the state“.
What happened today in Turin, during the demonstration of antagonists against the eviction of the Askatasuna building, is serious and unacceptable.
A legitimate eviction of an illegally occupied property was used as a pretext to unleash violence, fires, throwing paper bombs… pic.twitter.com/AtVLzMVxfD
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) January 31, 2026
“Defending legality is not a provocation: it is a duty. The State does not retreat from the violence of false revolutionaries accustomed to impunity and places itself, unambiguously, on the side of those who wear uniforms, those who inform and those who respect the rules of civil coexistence,” he stressed.
National indignation and rejection
The Italian Prime Minister has not been the only one to show her rejection and indignation at what happened. Different political parties, in addition to the Head of State, Sergio Mattarellathey wanted to express their support and solidarity for injured officers.
The Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, assured for his part that the agents’ attackers are “those who represent the true danger to civil coexistence and to our democracy.”
The opposition also condemned the incidents and attacks against law enforcement officers and journalists. “These are unspeakable images. “Acts that have nothing to do with democratic dissidence and must be rejected outright,” said the leader of the 5 Star Movement (M5S), Giuseppe Conte .
The images arriving from Turin are unspeakable. The 5 Star Movement condemns in the utmost firmness the violence and attacks perpetrated against the police forces and the Rai crew. Acts that have nothing to do with democratic dissent and that go…
— Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) January 31, 2026
Meanwhile, the secretary of the Democratic Party (PD), Elly Schleinalso spoke of “unacceptable violence” and “criminal attacks by organized, masked and violent groups.” In addition, he added that he hopes that the attackers “will be identified as soon as possible.”