Neo-Fascist March in Rome Draws 1,300 Participants, Raises Legal and Social Concerns
The annual commemoration of the 1978 Acca Larenzia killings featured fascist salutes, international participation, and renewed scrutiny from Italian authorities.
- Approximately 1,300 neo-fascists, including participants from France and Hungary, gathered in Rome on January 7 to commemorate three far-right activists killed in 1978.
- The event, organized by the neo-fascist group CasaPound, included torchlit marches, coordinated salutes, and moments of silence in front of the former headquarters of the Italian Social Movement (MSI).
- Italian authorities are investigating participants after videos of the fascist salutes, considered a crime under Italian law, circulated widely on social media.
- The annual event, once semi-clandestine, has grown in visibility, sparking criticism from political and civil groups opposed to the normalization of fascist symbols and ideology.
- The killings being commemorated occurred during Italy's 'Years of Lead,' a period of political violence, with two activists shot by far-left militants and a third killed during ensuing clashes with police.
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