Overview

• The letter arrived on August 21 at Il Tempo’s Rome newsroom with the phrase “Servi del potere morirete” and was signed with a circled ‘A’ associated with anarchist movements.
• The threats named publisher Giampaolo Angelucci, vice president Andrea Pasini, director Tommaso Cerno, and Libero editorial director Daniele Capezzone.
• A formal complaint was filed and the Carabinieri’s Nucleo Investigativo di Roma is investigating to identify the authors, with no suspects publicly identified so far.
• Top officials including Giorgia Meloni, Ignazio La Russa, Lorenzo Fontana, Antonio Tajani, Matteo Renzi, and Matteo Salvini condemned the intimidation and expressed support for the journalists.
• Il Tempo’s director linked the timing to the eviction of Milan’s Leoncavallo social center and reiterated that the paper’s work will continue.