Italy

Racism and xenophobia

• World Without Nazism reported the murder of a Pakistani citizen; two physical assaults, including one causing serious injuries and another in which African immigrants were attacked by a group; and one incident of graffiti.

• Lunaria reported 37 incidents of physical assault, of which 21 caused serious injuries requiring medical attention and three were carried out by groups; six attacks by groups against groups of victims, including four incidents where residences were attacked, and one incident of robbery committed by a group, during which the victim was also stoned. Lunaria also reported two arson attacks on lodgings for immigrants, one incident in which firecrackers were thrown inside a settlement for refugees, one incident in which gunshots were fired towards a refugee centre, 11 incidents of threats, and one incident of graffiti.

Bias against Roma and Sinti

• World Without Nazism reported one incident of anti-Roma graffiti.

• The Association 21 July and Lunaria reported an arson attack on a Roma settlement and two incidents in which gunshots were fired at the homes of Roma families.

  Lunaria additionally reported two physical assaults carried out by groups and two attacks on Roma settlements by groups, one arson attack on a Roma settlement and two incidents of threats, including a series of threats made against a local official supporting Roma-friendly initiatives.

  The Association 21 July additionally reported a series of assaults against four Roma people carried out by a group, a bomb threat against a reception facility for Roma families housing 400 people, seven arson attacks against the homes of Roma families and two incidents in which gunshots were fired at the homes of Roma families.

Anti-Semitism

• The Observatory for anti-Semitism and Lunaria reported a series of threatening incidents occurring in the days surrounding Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, in which pigs' heads were sent to six Jewish institutions and activists. Lunaria reported a physical assault on a Maghrebin man who was presumed to be Jewish. The Observatory for anti-Semitism reported five incidents of graffiti, including a series of Holocaust-denying graffiti in the days surrounding 27 January.

• World Without Nazism reported one incident of threats, six incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti and one incident of damage to property.

Bias against Muslims

• World Without Nazism reported one incident of anti-Muslim graffiti.

• Lunaria reported one physical assault against an Eritrean man, during which anti-Muslim insults were used, and one incident of threats targeting a municipal official because of her faith, leading to her decision to leave Italy.

Bias against Christians and members of other religions

• Jehovah's Witnesses – Italy reported two physical assaults, including one causing serious injuries, one arson attack on a place of worship, two incidents of threats, two incidents of graffiti, and one incident of damage to a place of worship.

• World Without Nazism reported an arson attack against a Catholic school, two incidents of vandalism and one incident of the desecration of a church.

• The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported the attempted murder of a Christian Nigerian woman, one incident of damage to a church and an arson attack on a nativity scene.

Bias against LGBT people

• World Without Nazism reported one homophobic physical assault.

Racism and xenophobia

• The UN Universal Periodic Review Working Group recommended in its report that authorities reinforce measures to combat attacks against minority groups, by emphasizing prevention of and follow-up on these acts.