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Righi High School Occupation to End After Night Raids as Police Search Far-Right Suspects

Police action against suspected far-right raiders preceded the students' decision to end the Righi occupation.

Overview

  • Student occupiers said they would hand back Rome’s Liceo Augusto Righi on Thursday after 14 days, with classes expected to resume next week following cleaning.
  • Investigators from Digos searched three people aged roughly 20 to 30 suspected of involvement in the raids, reportedly tied to circles linked to the former Lotta studentesca movement.
  • Two consecutive nights saw attempts to force entry, including chants praising the Duce and bottle-throwing outside Righi and a later bid via neighboring Liceo Tasso that police patrols blocked.
  • School authorities reported no confirmed injuries despite early claims, and an extraordinary school council voted for the occupation to end.
  • Opposition lawmakers condemned the attacks as gravely serious and pressed the government, urging Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to address the issue in Parliament.