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Mass protests sweep Italy during nationwide strike

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On October 30, tens of thousands of students and workers participated in a nationwide strike called by grassroots union Unione Sindacale di Base, protesting in over 40 Italian cities against high living costs and advocating for better public services while opposing military spending increases. While most protests were peaceful, there were clashes with police in Turin where water cannons were used, and minor property damage occurred in some locations like Rome and Milan.

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On October 30, 2026, tens of thousands of protesters, mainly students and workers, took to the streets in more than 50 Italian cities to demand higher wages, better public services, relief from soaring living costs, and opposition to increased military spending. In Rome alone, about 20,000 demonstrators gathered near Termini railway station before marching through the city under heavy police presence. The protests were particularly focused on the cost of education and housing, with some students calling for more funding for schools. Security measures included deploying armoured vehicles around historical sites like the Colosseum to prevent potential clashes.

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to demand higher wages and stronger public services, protest against the rising cost of living and oppose increased military spending

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Mass protests sweep Italy during nationwide strike Oct 30 - Tens of thousands of people, mostly students and workers, took to the streets across Italy on Friday to demand higher wages and stronger public services, protest against the rising cost of living and oppose increased military spending.

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Mass protests sweep Italy during nationwide strike · assertive framing

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thousands → sweep → spending

Grassroots union Unione Sindacale di Base called a 24-hour general strike, with protests planned in more than 40 cities. asserted

protests → call → cities

The demonstrations, which came after clashes earlier this month in which protesters fought with police, looted shops and vandalised property, were largely peaceful. asserted

protesters → come → property

In Turin, however, police used a water cannon to push back students and left-wing activists who approached security cordons protecting the prefecture building. asserted

who → use → building

In Rome, a large march passed near the Colosseum, where protesters said they planned to set up tents and remain over the weekend. asserted

they → pass → weekend

Some rubbish bins were placed across streets and set on fire. asserted

bins → place → fire

In Milan, protesters marched onto the city’s ring road before ending the march in front of the Politecnico di Milano university. asserted

protesters → march → university

In Genoa, around 15,000 port workers, students and other demonstrators entered the port, joining similar protests in Europe and elsewhere against the use of ports for arms shipments and highlighting the deaths of seafarers in conflicts from the Gulf to the Black Sea. asserted

workers → enter → Sea

A wave of protests has swept across European countries including France, Spain, Belgium and Albania, driven by grievances including the cost of living. asserted

wave → sweep → living