Thousands of students and workers protested in Italy over rising living costs and defence spending
In Italy, over 100,000 people protested in more than 50 cities against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government, citing high inflation, low wages, and large defense spending. The protests, organized by the Unione Sindacale di Base, involved students, farmers, truckers, and workers, with demonstrations in major cities including Rome, Milan, and Turin. The government responded with tighter gathering laws and increased security measures.
- More than 200,000 people took to the streets in Italy.
- The government announced aid for truckers, farmers, and fishermen.
- Protesters called for increased school funding and relief from rising living costs.
- Minor scuffles occurred between demonstrators and riot police in Turin.
- The inflation rate in Italy reached 5.4 percent this month.
- The union USB called for work stoppages in various sectors.
- The protests were part of a general strike called by the Unione Sindacale di Base.
- Law enforcement used water cannons in central Rome during the protests.
- Meloni’s hard-right government has tightened laws regarding public gatherings.
- The union USB stated the nationwide participant count exceeded one million.
- The protests target Meloni's coalition due to high inflation, low wages, and large defense spending.
- The union center USB demands salaries be adjusted according to the cost of living.
- Workers in over 100 ports across 17 countries participated in a global mobilization.
- The protest involved firefighters, farmers, students, and other demonstrators.
- The searches targeted individuals who incited violence in recent public demonstrations via chats and social platforms.
- Photographs of Giorgia Meloni and Anna Maria Bernini were burned in Naples.
- Eight people were detained for repeatedly trying to break police cordons.
- Around 15,000 port workers and students protested in Genoa.
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