Overview
- The Rome demonstration, which took place Saturday as part of synchronized rallies in Europe and the United States, moved through the city under the No Kings banner.
- Organizers said about 300,000 people took part, while the Rome police headquarters said it provided no official crowd estimate.
- The march set off from Piazza della Repubblica and headed toward Porta San Giovanni, with peace flags, union banners and groups like Amnesty International on display.
- Police deployed heavily along the route with units on the ground and a helicopter overhead, and a pre-march check on MEP Ilaria Salis drew conflicting accounts from her and the questura.
- Participants rallied against what they called authoritarian leaders and rising military spending, reflecting a broad Italian coalition that frequently disputes crowd counts and police tactics.