Valerio Lo Muzio, a video journalist working for la Repubblica newspaper was threatened, pushed and chased by unidentified individuals as he covered a protest in Bologna against the Italian government’s latest COVID-19 measures. As he filmed, many of the masked protesters began swearing and shouting at him, with some calling him a “terrorist journalist”.

1 case
30.10.2020
Europe: Italy
Verbal, online or physical attack: Verbal attack or intimidation by public (non online)