Overview
- Italian demonstrations in Rome, Bologna, Turin and other cities featured solidarity with Venezuela following reports that U.S. special forces captured Nicolás Maduro.
- Nicolás Maduro Guerra addressed protesters by video, thanking supporters and pledging to bring his father home.
- U.S. flags were burned at several rallies, including in Rome, Bologna and Turin, as participants chanted anti‑U.S. slogans.
- Organizers such as Potere al Popolo, USB, Cambiare Rotta and Rete dei Comunisti issued communiqués condemning what they called U.S. state terrorism and demanding immediate releases.
- Accounts diverged on whether Rome demonstrators reached the U.S. embassy, and in Bologna protesters also held a tribute to 32 Cuban soldiers they said died in the raid.