Demonstrations and marches in Turin on 30 October 2026
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On 30 October 2026 Turin is the scene of several mobilisations that follow one another over the course of the day, requiring a preventive and operational deployment of law enforcement in the Piedmontese capital [1].
The day's marches
In the morning a trade-union demonstration takes place with an estimated turnout of about 30,000 people. Afterwards, a march of the student bloc, made up of about 4,000 participants, sets off from Palazzo Nuovo and reaches piazza Palazzo di Città. At the same time, about 400 people linked to Askatasuna move from the Campus Luigi Einaudi to rejoin the other demonstrators and head towards the centre. This bloc, led by Askatasuna and growing to about 3,000 people, moves through the main streets of the city as far as piazza Castello and the area near the Prefettura (Prefecture) [1].
Tensions and objects thrown
While passing near the Prefettura, some protesters throw eggs filled with red paint, bolts and glass bottles at police officers deployed to protect the area [1]. In the late afternoon, around 6 p.m., about 3,000 demonstrators gather without formal notice in piazza Castello, move along viale I° Maggio and reach piazza Vittorio Veneto, then continue onto via Principe Amedeo, where they are blocked by units deployed to protect via Roma. Some of the activists nevertheless reach via Roma via via Cesare Battisti, leading to another round of objects thrown at law enforcement, who push the demonstrators back towards piazza Castello; the march finally disperses in piazza Vittorio Veneto, after flowing back along via Po [1].
The outcome
The joint security deployment, made up of personnel from the Polizia di Stato (State Police), the Guardia di Finanza and the Carabinieri, leads to the identification of 256 people in total. Of these, 11 are taken to the Questura (police headquarters) offices for further checks, while 12 are reported to the judicial authority for offences ranging from failure to comply with police orders and concealing one's identity to resisting and injuring a public official [1].
Sources
- Prima Torino — 3 November 2026