Overview
- Amnesty International Italia and Women Life Freedom for Peace and Justice led a solidarity event in Piazza del Campidoglio attended by Elly Schlein, Giuseppe Conte, Angelo Bonelli, Nicola Fratoianni and Riccardo Magi.
- About one thousand exiles and activists gathered with signs condemning violent repression and calling for restoration of internet access.
- Speakers urged strong diplomatic pressure, a UN Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court, and the use of universal jurisdiction, while rejecting unilateral military interventions.
- A small group of around ten supporters of Reza Pahlavi carrying the old monarchic flag was removed after brief tensions.
- Following M5S’s Senate abstention on a bipartisan Iran motion, the movement advanced a Chamber resolution opposing unilateral force that other center-left parties backed, and a separate Radical Party march was scheduled in Rome for January 17.