Bias-motivated incidents in Italy

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October 2026

• 19-year-old student reports sexual assault at Milan's Cadorna station

  A 19-year-old female student reported being sexually assaulted in the bathrooms of the mezzanine at Cadorna station in Milan.

  Oct 26 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Rape list naming girls and swastika found in Rome high school bathroom

  A list naming young women alongside possible sexual violence, together with a swastika, was found in the bathrooms of the Liceo Righi in Rome.

  Oct 16 · RomeReligious Discrimination1 source

• German exchange student sexually assaulted by two strangers in Milan

  A 21-year-old German exchange student was attacked from behind and sexually assaulted by two unknown men near Parco Trotter in Milan.

  Oct 15 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence4 sources

• Italian politician Vannacci uses homophobic slur against gay people

  Roberto Vannacci, leader of Futuro Nazionale, publicly said that those who declare an erotic preference for men have 'inverted tastes', a slur targeting gay people, during a dispute with journalist Tommaso Cerno.

  Oct 6Queer Discrimination1 source

September 2026

• Bus driver refuses to let 14-year-old girl of Moroccan origin board in Fossano

  A bus driver in Fossano refused to let a 14-year-old girl of Moroccan origin board a substitute bus, telling her he only lets Italians on, not foreigners.

  Sep 27 · FossanoRacism1 source

• Woman beaten and threatened by husband in front of children in Milan

  A woman was beaten, insulted and threatened with death by her husband in their apartment in the Olmi district of Milan while their two young children were present.

  Sep 24 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Rabbi beaten and spat on at Milan bus stop

  A 60-year-old rabbi was insulted, kicked, punched, had his hat taken and trampled, and was spat on by three men while waiting for a bus in the Bande Nere area of Milan.

  Sep 16 · MilanReligious Discrimination4 sources

• 17-year-old German tourist reports rape after Rimini nightclub

  A 17-year-old German tourist on holiday in Rimini reported being raped after leaving a nightclub; police searched the hotel room of a 27-year-old man involved in the case.

  Sep 12 · RiminiSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Erasmus student reports being raped in Milan apartment

  A 25-year-old Scottish Erasmus student was taken to a specialized clinic in Milan after reporting she had been raped in an apartment near Piazzale Loreto by a 25-year-old fellow student.

  Sep 6 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Italo-Dominican cook beaten by group of youths in Francavilla al Mare

  A 26-year-old Italo-Dominican cook was surrounded and beaten by a group of young restaurant customers after his shift in Francavilla al Mare, suffering injuries with a 40-day prognosis.

  Sep 4 · Francavilla al MareRacism1 source

• 15-year-old girl raped behind nightlife venue in Milano Marittima

  A 15-year-old girl was lured behind a nightlife venue in Milano Marittima by a man she knew only by sight and raped.

  Sep 3 · Milano MarittimaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman abducted and thrown off motorway bridge near Florence

  A 45-year-old woman was abducted in the Rifredi area of Florence, forced into the boot of a car and thrown off a bridge on the A1 motorway by her ex-boyfriend.

  Sep 3 · FlorenceSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

August 2026

• Woman raped while walking alone in Naples business district

  A woman walking alone at night in the Centro Direzionale area of Naples was attacked and raped by a man; private security guards intervened and police arrested the attacker on charges of aggravated sexual violence.

  Aug 31 · NaplesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Spanish tourist, 19, reports being raped twice in hours in Salento

  A 19-year-old Spanish tourist reported being raped twice within hours while on holiday in the Salento area, first by a taxi driver and then by a man she met at a bar.

  Aug 22 · LecceSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Man pushed into canal in homophobic attack in Vigevano

  A 24-year-old man from El Salvador was insulted and pushed into the Naviglio canal in Vigevano by two people in a homophobic attack.

  Aug 21 · VigevanoQueer Discrimination1 source

• Brazilian tourist in Italy receives racist attacks after restaurant complaint

  A Brazilian tourist dining at a restaurant in Riccione, Italy, found an offensive note on her bill after complaining about undercooked eggs.

  Aug 19 · RiccioneRacism1 source

• Woman injured in head during street confrontation in Portomaggiore

  A woman walking her dog in via Somalia was injured on the head, requiring four stitches, during a confrontation with a member of a Moroccan family; a child was also hurt and both sides filed complaints.

  Aug 16 · PortomaggioreSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• 19-year-old woman reports rape in Corso Como, Milan

  A 19-year-old woman was rescued at dawn in Corso Como, Milan, and reported being sexually assaulted by a man she had met earlier at a nightclub.

  Aug 16 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti and swastikas deface Florence deportation memorial

  Antisemitic writings and swastikas were found at the entrance of the Memoriale delle Deportazioni in Florence, a memorial dedicated to victims of deportation and extermination.

  Aug 15 · FlorenceReligious Discrimination1 source

• Dancer reports sexual assault by a client at a Milan night club

  A young dancer at a night club in Milan reported that a client forced her to have sex in the club's private room.

  Aug 10 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Four foreign nationals shot and wounded in drive-by attacks in eastern Rome

  Four foreign-origin men were shot and wounded by occupants of a car in several locations in eastern Rome, in what investigators describe as a possible hunt targeting foreigners.

  Aug 8 · RomeRacism2 sources

• Jewish tourist attacked in central Rome for wearing a kippah

  A French Jewish tourist was pepper-sprayed in central Rome and then beaten the following day by the same attacker and three others because he was wearing a kippah.

  Aug 7 · RomeReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Homophobic graffiti targeting young man found at railway underpass

  A 20-year-old man in Tronzano Vercellese has been repeatedly targeted with homophobic graffiti and insults.

  Aug 5 · Tronzano VercelleseQueer Discrimination1 source

July 2026

• Antisemitic online form urged reporting of Jewish and Israeli tourists in Italy

  An online questionnaire circulated in Italy asked users to report the presence of Israeli tourists and Jewish community members in hotels, homes and tourist destinations, claiming to map 'Zionist tourism'.

  Jul 20Religious Discrimination1 source

• Moroccan man dies pinned down by police in Bologna

  A 42-year-old Moroccan man died in Bologna while being held on the ground by two police officers as he pleaded for help.

  Jul 19 · BolognaRacism1 source

• Holocaust memorial mural in Milan defaced with antisemitic graffiti

  A mural in Milan depicting Anne Frank and Primo Levi was vandalized with the words 'Coloni Sionisti Nazisti' (Zionist Settler Nazis).

  Jul 16 · MilanReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Graffiti inciting violence against women appears at Ercolano motorway exit

  Offensive graffiti inciting violence against women appeared at the motorway exit in Ercolano, prompting the mayor to order its removal.

  Jul 14 · ErcolanoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Far-right businessman assaults migrant, posts video online

  An Italian businessman and member of the far-right party 'National Future' knocked a migrant to the ground and punched him repeatedly in the face in San Benedetto del Tronto, then posted the video on social media.

  Jul 12 · San Benedetto del TrontoRacism2 sources

• Pig's head hung at site of planned Islamic cultural centre

  Unknown persons hung a pig's head on the door handle of the entrance building in via Camozzi where an Islamic cultural centre is to be built.

  Jul 8 · BresciaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man arrested for groping a minor girl near Cagliari marina

  A man was arrested after groping a minor girl near the small harbor of Marina Piccola in Cagliari.

  Jul 8 · CagliariSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man gropes woman in Bologna park under guise of survey

  A man approached a 27-year-old woman in Villa Angeletti park in Bologna, pretended to conduct a survey on Chinese medicine, and tried to touch her foot.

  Jul 5 · BolognaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• German tourist reports sexual assault on Rimini beach

  An 18-year-old German tourist reported being sexually assaulted on the beach in Rimini after leaving a nightclub with a group of friends.

  Jul 5 · RiminiSexism / Gender-Based Violence5 sources

• Woman reports being raped in Avellino city centre

  A 34-year-old woman was found in a confused state near the tunnel in Piazza Garibaldi in Avellino and reported being attacked and raped.

  Jul 3 · AvellinoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

June 2026

• Deputy mayor of Monserrato targeted online for not being Sardinian

  The deputy mayor of Monserrato was attacked in social media posts that targeted him for not being Sardinian by birth, drawing solidarity from the mayor and residents.

  Jun 27 · MonserratoRacism1 source

• Father kills his trans son and the son's mother in Camaiore

  A man killed his son, a young trans person, and the son's mother in Camaiore.

  Jun 24 · CamaioreQueer DiscriminationSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Racist and misogynistic insults against MP Ouidad Bakkali on social media

  A city councillor for Fratelli d'Italia posted racist and classist insults on social media against Democratic Party MP Ouidad Bakkali, including a slur calling her a 'gypsy' and telling her to go home, and mocking her humble origins.

  Jun 20 · RavennaRacism1 source

• Bologna official targeted with racist and xenophobic insults online

  Erika Capasso, a Bologna city official, was hit with hundreds of insulting and threatening comments, including racist and xenophobic slurs, after posting a video criticizing the EU returns regulation.

  Jun 19 · BolognaRacismXenophobia1 source

• Mayor tells female opposition councillor to 'take a broom' during council session

  During the inaugural session of the municipal council in Montorio al Vomano, the mayor repeatedly interrupted and personally attacked opposition councillor Alessia Nori, telling her to 'take a broom to learn to do something'.

  Jun 14 · Montorio al VomanoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Jewish and Israeli marchers forced out of Bologna Pride parade

  At the Bologna Pride march, participants carrying rainbow flags bearing the Star of David and the historic Iranian flag were intimidated, pushed and forced to leave the parade while others shouted 'Fuori i sionisti dal corteo'.

  Jun 13 · BolognaReligious Discrimination2 sources

• LGBTQ+ group barred from Caserta festival over 'veiled' demand

  A board member of the Fondazione Casa Fratelli Tutti told the Arcigay Caserta association that to take part in the From Festival it would have to be 'more veiled', so the LGBTQIA+ organization withdrew from the event at the ex Macrico in Caserta.

  Jun 9 · CasertaQueer Discrimination1 source

• Students hang 'Italy to the Italians' banner at Cesena high school

  Two students at a high school in Cesena hung a banner reading 'L'Italia agli italiani' from a school window during a pre-graduation gathering of twelve final-year classes.

  Jun 6 · CesenaRacism1 source

• Senator berates same-sex couple for affection at Rome airport lounge

  A senator confronted a same-sex couple in a lounge at Fiumicino airport, telling them their displays of affection were inappropriate in a public place and to keep them at home.

  Jun 4 · FiumicinoQueer Discrimination3 sources

• Homophobic leaflets by Forza Nuova distributed in Civitavecchia

  Leaflets signed by the neo-fascist group Forza Nuova were distributed in Civitavecchia attacking the LGBT community, the Pride event, and school inclusion projects with homophobic language.

  Jun 3 · CivitavecchiaQueer Discrimination1 source

May 2026

• Rome Pride bars Jewish LGBTQ group from official float over Gaza stance

  Rome Pride excluded Keshet Italia, Italy's only Jewish LGBTQ organization, from participating with an official float in the parade after the group declined to endorse the organizers' platform calling Israel's Gaza war a genocide.

  May 29 · RomeReligious Discrimination1 source

• Neo-Nazi graffiti and 'remigration' slogans daubed in Rome district

  In the night between, far-right militants covered Rome's Trieste-Salario/Africano district with neo-Nazi symbols, Celtic crosses and slogans calling for the expulsion of foreigners and their descendants.

  May 26 · RomeRacismXenophobia1 source

• Teacher arrested over sexual violence against minor pupils

  A primary-school teacher in the Brindisi area was placed under house arrest on charges of aggravated sexual violence against several minor female pupils.

  May 25 · ApuliaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• University student gang-raped in Milan after leaving nightclub

  A 20-year-old Spanish exchange student was lured from a nightclub in Milan's Ortica district and gang-raped by four men in a secluded area on the city's outskirts.

  May 22 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman held for three days and repeatedly raped in abandoned Rome building

  A 32-year-old woman was abducted near a restaurant in Rome, forced into a van and taken to an abandoned building on the city's eastern outskirts, where she was repeatedly raped by several men over three days before escaping.

  May 19 · RomeSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Man of Senegalese origin beaten and handcuffed by police in Milan

  A man of Senegalese origin, an Italian citizen, was stopped, beaten and handcuffed by police outside the Baobab restaurant in Milan in front of his children.

  May 16 · MilanRacism1 source

• Rovigo mayor calls Pride 'tribal' and refuses Piazza Matteotti

  The mayor of Rovigo, in a city council session, said the Pride is a 'tribal manifestation that takes us back to the jungle' and refused to allow the event in Piazza Matteotti, prompting organizers to denounce the exclusion.

  May 15 · RovigoQueer Discrimination1 source

• 17-year-old mother raped at home by roommate in Marghera

  A 17-year-old Bangladeshi mother was raped in her home in Marghera by a male roommate who lived with her, her husband and her infant son, taking advantage of her husband's absence.

  May 11 · MargheraSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Malian man beaten to death by group in Taranto

  A 35-year-old Malian man was attacked by a group of six people, four of them minors, in Taranto's old city and died of his injuries.

  May 9 · TarantoRacism1 source

• Woman brutally assaulted on bus in Stroncone

  A woman was brutally attacked on a bus in Stroncone, Italy, and is in very serious condition in hospital; the attacker, apparently her husband, fled.

  May 9 · StronconeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti threatening Jews found in central Florence

  Vandals scrawled antisemitic slogans and a swastika on walls in central Florence, including threats against Jews and Israel's honorary consul in Tuscany.

  May 3 · FlorenceReligious Discrimination4 sources

• Islamophobic stickers posted near Bologna mosque

  Offensive, Islamophobic and racist stickers appeared near the Annur mosque on via Pallavicini in Bologna, prompting the local Islamic community president to file a complaint with police.

  May 1 · BolognaRacism1 source

April 2026

• Jewish Brigade blocked and insulted at Milan parade

  At the parade in Milan, a Jewish Brigade contingent was met by protesters who shouted antisemitic insults and blocked its route, forcing it to leave the parade after a standoff.

  Apr 25 · MilanReligious Discrimination3 sources

• US official calls Brazilian women a 'cursed race' in RAI interview

  Paolo Zampolli, a US special representative for global partnerships, said in an interview with Italian broadcaster RAI that Brazilian women 'make trouble with everyone' and referred to them as a 'cursed race.'

  Apr 25Sexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Two Dutch women sexually assaulted in Milan

  Two Dutch women, aged 23 and 24, were sexually assaulted in Milan after a man led them into a dark street.

  Apr 17 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

March 2026

• Woman lawyer threatened with rape and assaulted over parking dispute

  A 29-year-old lawyer in Milan was spat on, struck on the shoulder, and threatened with rape and death by a man after she asked him to move his car from a driveway; he later waited outside her home.

  Mar 22 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Two Jewish tourists assaulted in Milan for wearing kippahs

  Two 19-year-old Argentine Jewish tourists were assaulted outside a supermarket in Milan by a group who shouted antisemitic insults after spotting their kippahs, leaving one with a broken nose.

  Mar 1 · MilanReligious Discrimination1 source

February 2026

• Exchange student attacked in attempted sexual assault near Villa Borghese

  A 21-year-old British exchange student was grabbed from behind, thrown behind a hedge and pinned to the ground by a man in the Villa Borghese area of Rome before a passing taxi driver's headlights scared the attacker away.

  Feb 23 · RomeSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Swastika drawn on stumbling stone memorial in Rome neighborhood

  A swastika was drawn on the informational panel of a stumbling stone commemorating Giovanni Tagliavini, a resident deported and killed at Mauthausen, in the Tor Marancia neighborhood of Rome.

  Feb 22 · RomeRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• Racist Carnival float depicting Africans sparks outcry in Loano

  A Carnival float titled 'C'era una volta l'Africa' in Loano depicted naked Africans with nose rings, cannibal forks, monkeys and bananas led by a white colonialist figure.

  Feb 15 · LoanoRacism1 source

• Student punched and racially insulted at Novi Ligure high school

  During the school break, a third-year high-school girl was punched in the back and racially insulted by a boy at the Amaldi high school in Novi Ligure.

  Feb 9 · Novi LigureRacism1 source

January 2026

• 18-year-old woman reports being raped at Milan's Porta Garibaldi station

  An 18-year-old woman reported to police that she was raped in a tunnel near Porta Garibaldi station in Milan by a young man she had met earlier that evening.

  Jan 29 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Protesters at Bergamo university display anti-Zionist banner, threaten violence

  During an event at the University of Bergamo, a group of protesters unfurled a banner reading 'Fuori i sionisti dall'Università' and read a text stating they stand with anyone who shoots a Zionist.

  Jan 23 · BergamoReligious Discrimination1 source

• Woman stabbed in the throat by her husband at home in Capriolo

  A 45-year-old mother of three was stabbed in the throat with a knife by her husband at the family home in Capriolo, near Brescia.

  Jan 4 · CaprioloSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

December 2025

• Man strangles 19-year-old woman to death while raping her in Milan

  A 19-year-old woman was strangled to death while being raped in the courtyard of a residential building in Milan.

  Dec 29 · MilanSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

Elsewhere in Europe

• Belgium 10
• Bulgaria 10
• France 41
• Germany 32
• Greece 19
• Ireland 13
• Netherlands 12
• North Macedonia 27
• Poland 12
• Spain 117
• United Kingdom 77