Protests against the Dpcm throughout Italy. From Naples to Turin, clashes and the dropping of smoke bombs

Rome, October 26, 2020 – Throwing stones and firecrackers, smoke bombs against the police, clashes. Still lights up protest climate, taken after new Dpcm, effective today, to contain the increase in cases of COVID-19, and no region has been saved. Demonstrations and parades To challenge the decrees of the Government (but also those of the Regions and mayors) are registered everywhere and in some cities there were moments of tension and clashes between protesters and police forces, as happened in Naples, Milan and Turin. Protest initiatives also in Perugia, Modena, Rimini, Catanzaro, Bari and in many other cities.

Milan, protest against curfew: throwing of Molotov cocktails in the street / PHOTO AND VIDEO

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Naples, maxi procession from Piazza Plebiscito

Thousands of protesters who gathered at night Piazza del Pebiscito a Naples to protest against the measures of the government and the Region and that they have given the green light by the Police to a procession towards the headquarters of the Campania Regional Council, in the nearby Via Santa Lucia. The protesters had begun to put pressure on the Via Cesario Console, which was shielded by riot police. Then, suddenly, the police gave the green light and a large crowd headed towards the Via Santa Lucía. Screaming “resign, resign” against the governor Vincenzo De Luca, several thousand protesters arrived in front of the entrance to the Campania region headquarters in via Raffaele De Cesare in Naples.

“Health income for all the rich pay for the crisis“Read the banners deployed to protest against the new anti-Covid measures by the government and the Campania Region. The audience of protesters is varied, from restorers, to the holders of bars, operators in the countryside tourism, but also students, exponents of social centers, people who have lost or are losing undeclared or temporary work. “‘A health comes first, but without a deaf nun if they sing masses,” read other banners. The square is attended and armored by police and officers in riot gear. The demonstration so far is peaceful and people wear masks.

Turin, smoke bombs against the police

In Turin some hundreds of taxi drivers they met at the allianz Stadium and they arrived in Piazza Castello in the morning to protest against “the lack of economic support” resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. A delegation of workers was received in the Region, with the protesters who later moved to the prefecture. “This protest was born spontaneously – say the taxi drivers – without any union acronym. We are firm and without help we will not be able to move forward. Not to mention the risks we run, in a profession that inevitably is in contact with people.”

Instead, the number of people arrested by the police during anti-lockdown demonstrations in Turin rose to ten. the clashes in Piazza Castello Continue, a fire was lit at the entrance of via Po, while bombs, letters and smoke bombs they continue to explode at various points. The police guard the part of the square closest to the regional headquarters. Tear instead, they are thrown from the prefectural side, where there are still a few hundred people.

In several cities, gym and swimming pool managers protest

A Cosenza in the square i gym and pool owners, “heavily penalized for pointless closings.” TO Taranto the owner of a gym has been chained to the entrance of her club since this morning. Some protest posters are displayed outside the gym, on Viale Magna Grecia. “Thank you President Conte for starting the extermination with us,” reads one of the posters. And on others: “This government is killing sports! We are not second-rate businesses. The fight begins now …”. And again: “Sport is life. Hands off the gyms. Spadafora, you are not worthy of being Minister of Sports. Resign!” Outside the gym, some visitors to the facility sit in solidarity with the owner but not in chains.

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Sicily, procession (peaceful) in Syracuse

Event also a Syracuse, with a procession of 300 people, which started from Corso Gelone, in the heart of the city, and reached Piazza Duomo, under the headquarters of the Palazzo del Comune. It was a peaceful protest, there were no clashes, guarded by a cordon of police officers, who took to the streets to avoid public order problems. The bulk of the protesters were made up of commercial operators, restaurateurs, managers of bars, pizzerias and gyms, the categories most penalized by measures to contain the infection.

The Viminale Alert

Maximum attention, need to deactivate all situations of possible root risk, maximum firmness towards the violent. Al Viminale raises the alert for social tensions that could erupt in the country. The demonstrations of recent days in Naples, Rome and Turin, it is emphasized, are a wake-up call even if they are well-defined situations: those who became the protagonists of the confrontations with the police forces, in essence, had nothing. to do with the categories that in some way have been most affected by the crisis in recent months but with environments that had the specific purpose of causing discomfort: ultras, right-wing extremists, social centers, individuals who live off files and minor crimes used as a labor force for organized crime.

FOCUS / The Covid newsletter of October 26

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