Regional pro-Palestine march in Turin on 10 October 2026
For the regional pro-Palestine march on Saturday 10 October 2026 in Turin, held from viale I Maggio to piazza della Repubblica, prefect Donato Cafagna orders an extraordinary security plan banning the sale and consumption of drinks in glass bottles and cans along the route.1
Growing turnout and the stop of the organizers' van
Turnout at the march rises from about 4,000 to about 8,000 people, with the route extended from piazza Castello to Barriera di Milano, including student, trade-union and association groups.1,2
During the demonstration, which police headquarters estimate at about 4,000 participants on the third anniversary of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, police temporarily stop the organizers' van at the Giardini Reali.3,4
The burning of the effigies and political reactions
At the end of the march, in piazza Vittorio Veneto, participants throw rotten tomatoes at two cardboard effigies of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, then destroy them with kicks and punches and set them on fire.1
Piedmontese Lega senator Giorgio Maria Bergesio speaks of «urban guerrilla warfare» against the police, expressing solidarity with law enforcement and calling for severe punishment for those who allegedly put Turin «to fire and sword».2
Sources
- Il Torinese — 10 October 2026
- ANSA Piemonte
- La Stampa
- La Stampa
- CronacaQui Torino
- ANSA Piemonte — 10 October 2026
- TorinoOggi — 10 October 2026