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Mass Rally in Rome Protests Meloni’s Security Decree

Opposition factions say the decree’s expanded police powers alongside new offences threaten civil liberties ahead of a Senate vote on June 10.

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Overview

  • The Chamber of Deputies approved the ’dl sicurezza’ on May 29 and the Senate is set to vote on it by June 10.
  • Organizers claimed around 150,000 people took part in the May 31 protest in Rome, while police estimated the peak turnout at nearly 10,000.
  • Thousands marched from Piazza Vittorio to Piazzale Ostiense, passing the Colosseo under a heavy security presence.
  • The demonstration was led by the Rete no dl sicurezza network with support from CGIL, Avs, Pd, M5S and other civic groups, featuring chants against expanded police powers and government policy.
  • About 200 student activists from Osa and Cambiare Rotta staged an overnight encampment in Piazza Numa Pompilio to prepare a boycott of the Giro d’Italia’s Israeli team.