Police in Brescia, Italy are accused of subjecting female climate activists to degrading treatment during a protest crackdown.

L’attivista portata in Questura: «Costrette a spogliarci e fare piegamenti, dalla polizia atteggiamento sessista»

Corriere Della Sera

Italy

The activist brought to the police headquarters: “Forced to undress and bend over, sexist attitude by the police”

Seven Extinction Rebellion activists accuse the Italian police of “degrading treatment” after a demonstration organized on Monday in Brescia in front of an aerospace company. The police defend themselves against any breach.

Sept militantes d’Extinction Rebellion accusent la police italienne de « traitement dégradant » après une manifestation organisée ce lundi à Brescia devant une entreprise d’aérospatiale. La police se défend de tout manquement.

« Ils m’ont demandé de me déshabiller » : la police italienne critiquée par des militantes d’Extinction Rebellion

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Le Parisien

LVMH

Paris

Île-de-France

France

“They asked me to undress”: Italian police criticized by Extinction Rebellion activists

The personal search of environmental activists who protested Leonardo became a political case. The lawyer: 'Repressive attitudes'

Diventa un caso politico la perquisizione personale delle attiviste ambientaliste che protestavano alla Leonardo. Il legale: “Atteggiamenti repressivi”

Attiviste fatte spogliare in questura, il caso in Parlamento. L’avvocato: “Valutiamo la denuncia”

La Repubblica

Agnelli family

Turin

Metropolitan City of Turin

Piedmont

Activists stripped naked at the police station, the case in Parliament. The lawyer: 'Let's evaluate the complaint'

Several demonstrators were arrested during a protest in Italy. Activists are making accusations against the police.

Bei einer Protestaktion sind in Italien mehrere Demonstranten festgenommen worden. Aktivistinnen erheben Vorwürfe gegen die Polizei.

Polizei in Italien: Mussten Aktivistinnen ohne Unterwäsche Kniebeugen machen?

Berliner Morgenpost

Funke Mediengruppe

Berlin

Germany

Police in Italy: Did activists have to do squats without underwear?

Italian police officers have been accused of degrading treatment following a protest, allegedly using measures that violated the dignity of protesters. The incident has sparked a major backlash and is calling for an investigation.

Egy tüntetést követően megalázó bánásmóddal vádolják az olasz rendőröket, akik állítólag olyan intézkedéseket alkalmaztak, amelyek sértették a tüntetők méltóságát. Az eset komoly visszhangot váltott ki, és vizsgálatot követelnek az érintettek.

Meztelenül guggoltattak olasz rendőrök tüntető nőket

Origo

Budapest

Hungary

Italian police made women protesters squat naked

The testimony of one of the 23 Extinction Rebellion demonstrators arrested during an action at the entrances of the Leonardo factory in Brescia. “We are treated differently from boys, our dignity has not been respected.” The reply: false accusations

La testimonianza di una dei 23 manifestanti di Extinction Rebellion fermati durante un'azione agli ingressi della fabbrica Leonardo a Brescia. «Noi trattate diversamente dai maschi, non è stata rispettata la nostra dignità». La replica: accuse false

Cairo Communication

Mediobanca

Diego Della Valle

There is a scandal in Italy after seven climate militants accused police in Brescia of forcing them to remove their underwear and sit in a crouched position during interrogation.

Este scandal în Italia, după ce şapte militante pentru climă acuză poliția din Brescia că le-a obligat să îşi scoată lenjeria intimă şi să stea în poziţie ghemuit în timpul interogatoriului.  

Scandal în Italia. Poliția este acuzată că a obligat activiste să-şi scoată lenjeria intimă şi să stea în poziţie ghemuit

Stirile Pro TV

Bucharest

Romania

Scandal in Italy. Police accused of forcing activists to take off their underwear and sit in a crouched position

In Italy, seven female climate activists were allegedly subjected to degrading and invasive treatment during questioning by police in Brescia. The activists, part of a broader protest against the Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo, were detained after disrupting the company’s operations. The protest, organized by groups such as Extinction Rebellion, Last Generation, and Free Palestine, aimed to block access to Leonardo’s factory. The…

NewsX

Venod Sharma

Italian Police Allegedly Force Female Climate Activists To Remove Underwear And Perform Squats During Questioning

Latin Times

Italian Police Accused of Making Female Climate Activists Take Off Their Underwear and Do Squats: Report

Extinction Rebellion Activists Allege Abusive Treatment by Police in Brescia.
Several activists from Extinction Rebellion, Ultima Generazione, and Palestina Libera have accused police in Brescia of degrading treatment following their detention during a protest on January 13, 2025.
The demonstration, held at the Leonardo company premises, aimed to oppose arms production and the ongoing conflict in Gaza, resulting in the detention of 23 individual…

Wanted in Milan

Brescia Activists Allege Police Misconduct During Detention

Members of the Italian Parliament urged the Ministry of the Interior to open an investigation into the police in the city of Brescia, in the north of the country, after an activist declared that women arrested in a protest were forced to undress and do leg curls, ANSA reported this Wednesday. During a protest outside the headquarters of the Leonardo arms company, demanding that it stop supplying weapons to Israel, 23 people were detained for abo…

Miembros del Parlamento italiano instaron al Ministerio del Interior a abrir una investigación sobre la Policía de la ciudad de Brescia, al norte del país, después de que una activista declarara que las mujeres detenidas en una protesta fueron obligadas a desnudarse y hacer flexiones de piernas, informó este miércoles ANSA. Durante una protesta frente a la sede de la empresa armamentista Leonardo, en la que exigían que deje de suministrar armas …

Italian Police Accused of Making Female Climate Activists Take Off Their Underwear and Do Squats: Report

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