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Italian investigation into online extremist propaganda

Overview

Italian authorities, including the Carabinieri ROS and Digos police, have conducted a widespread operation against online radical extremism. Coordinated by prosecutors in Rome and Venice, the investigation targets individuals suspected of spreading white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and accelerationist propaganda.

Seventeen people are under investigation, with 14 identified as minors, across various provinces including Rome, Milan, Naples, and Palermo. Investigators identified two primary virtual groups, ‘Nuovo Ordine Europeo’ and ‘Fronte Fascista Italiano’, which allegedly used social media and online channels to distribute antisemitic materials, Holocaust denial, and videos glorifying terrorists such as Brenton Tarrant, Anders Breivik, and Adolf Hitler.

Beyond ideological propaganda, authorities reported the sharing of documents detailing past massacres, instructions for constructing explosive devices, and techniques for direct action. Evidence also suggests that some participants engaged in online gaming to simulate violent attacks against ethnic minorities. During the execution of 17 search warrants, police seized digital devices, knives, weapons, and items featuring Nazi symbolism. The suspects face charges including incitement to commit crimes based on racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, and training for terrorist activities.

Entities

Polizia di Stato · Fronte Fascista Italiano · Procura di Roma · Claudio Lotito · Adolf Hitler

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Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [CRIME] 27 sources
    Italy conducts nationwide operation against online neo-Nazi networks

    Italian authorities conducted a nationwide operation against online neo-Nazi and white supremacist networks, involving 17 suspects, including 14 minors, for terrorism-related propaganda and training.

  2. 10 days ago

    [CRIME] 35 sources
    Italy dismantles transnational child pornography network on Telegram

    Italian police dismantled a transnational Telegram network dedicated to child pornography in ‘Operation Fly Trap’, resulting in 17 arrests and the seizure of over 22,000 illegal videos and 34,000 images.

Sources

agenpress.it · ameve.eu · amp.cataniatoday.it · art-news.it · barlettaviva.it · bergamonews.it · corrierenazionale.net · cronachefermane.it · dday.it · editorialedomani.it · fanpage.it · faz.net · forchecaudine.it · gazzettinonline.it · ilfattonisseno.it · ilrestodelcarlino.it · iltabloid.it · internapoli.it · lacronaca24.it · ladiscussione.com · laltravoce.com · latinatoday.it · laverita.info · lecodellitorale.it · mediapress24.it · metronews.it · metropolisweb.it · news.az · newsicilia.it · notiziedabruzzo.it · padovaoggi.it · palermotoday.it · periodicodaily.com · pugliain.net · quotidianodibari.it · quotidianodifoggia.it · rete8.it · risoluto.it · salto.bz · sassuolo2000.it · sicilianews.it · spazio50.org · statoquotidiano.it · teleclubitalia.it · tempostretto.it · terranostranews.it · tg24.info · trapanisi.it

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