Overview
- A public demonstration in Piazza Santi Apostoli in Rome backed Report host Sigfrido Ranucci after a violent attack on him.
- Fratelli d’Italia’s Lucio Malan, Galeazzo Bignami and Giovanni Donzelli attended from the crowd, while centre-left leaders spoke on stage.
- FdI representatives declined to withdraw their defamation complaints against Ranucci or endorse changes targeting abusive lawsuits.
- Ranucci told attendees that attempts to halt Report would backfire, and he said some complaints against him had been withdrawn.
- EU Commissioner Marta Kos condemned the attack and pressed for an investigation, as Italy has not yet transposed the European Media Freedom Act, raising the risk of an infringement case.