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No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. Art. 604-bis is racial/ethnic/religious propaganda and incitement — overlay.

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Independent-praise crime?
No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. Art. 604-bis is racial/ethnic/religious propaganda and incitement — overlay.
Live statuteSupportedITRacial hatred

art. 604-bis

Codice penale

Target
Propaganda and incitement to crime on racial, ethnic, national, or religious grounds
Test
Propaganda of superiority/hatred or incitement to discrimination (a); incitement to violence (b). Aggravator for Holocaust/genocide denial or apologia with concrete danger of spread.
Max
18 months or €6,000 (a); 6 months to 4 years (b); 2 to 6 years on the denial/apologia aggravator
Salvo che il fatto costituisca più grave reato, è punito: a) con la reclusione fino ad un anno e sei mesi o con la multa fino a 6.000 euro chi propaganda idee fondate sulla superiorità o sull'odio razziale o etnico, ovvero istiga a commettere o commette atti di discriminazione per motivi razziali, etnici, nazionali o religiosi.

Codice penale art. 604-bis, as consolidated. Official Italian. Legge Mancino content now lives here.

Cite · c.p. art. 604-bis · as of 2026-09-05

  • Overlay. Not a general independent-praise terrorism crime on the IL/UK model.
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