24 October 2026 march in Turin

On 24 October 2026 a march against rearmament, the cost of living, arms shipments and government policy is held in Turin.³ The demonstration breaks up after 8:30pm amid tear gas and clashes with police.¹²

During the march, in piazza Castello, a protester sets fire to a photograph of prime minister Giorgia Meloni.³⁴⁵ The Prefecture orders closures and restrictions in the city centre and in the Borgo Dora area.³⁴⁵

The president of the Piedmont Region Alberto Cirio condemns what happened, stating: «those who, even today, have chosen illegality and violence».¹²

Timeline

• 16 October 2026 — During the student march against school cuts in Turin, in largo Vittorio Emanuele II some hooded demonstrators set fire to a cardboard tank, amid applause and smoke flares, chanting «We are all anti-fascists». → La Stampa ANSA Piemonte
• 16 October 2026 — The student march against school cuts in Turin ends, with around a thousand participants including students, teachers and parents: the demonstrators announce they will join the general strike of 30 October. → ANSA Piemonte Quotidiano Piemontese
• 18 October 2026 — The juvenile court of Turin grants the prosecutor's request and orders placement in a residential community, pending investigation, for three teenagers arrested on 17 October accused of carrying petrol bombs during clashes linked to the protest against the cost of living. → TorinoToday la Repubblica Torino

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Sources

1. Si è sciolto dopo un lancio di lacrimogeni il corteo a Torino, Cirio: «Ferma condanna a chi anche oggi ha scelto l’illegalità e la violenza» — Quotidiano Piemontese, 24 October 2026
2. Scontri a Torino, Cirio: "E' ora di dire basta" — CronacaQui Torino, 24 October 2026
3. Torino, sale sul monumento e brucia la foto di Giorgia Meloni: la scena in Piazza Castello — La Stampa, 24 October 2026
4. Tensioni e scontri in piazza a Torino. Bruciato manifesto con foto di Meloni — Il Torinese, 24 October 2026
5. Torino, sabato di manifestazioni: allerta in centro e a Borgo Dora. Ecco le indicazioni per i commercianti — CronacaQui Torino, 24 October 2026