Italy: Students and workers rally over living costs
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Students and workers have marched across Italy for more school funding and relief from rising living costs. The rallies follow weeks of school occupations and protests against higher military spending.
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Tens of thousands of students and workers marched across Italy on Friday, demanding more education funding and relief from rising living costs.
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The rallies followed weeks of student tent camps and school occupations, with a general strike bringing workers into the streets alongside them.
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Demonstrations took place in dozens of cities, including Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Genoa and Naples. Police were deployed in large numbers after earlier protests descended into rioting.
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Demonstrators criticized Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government over low wages, rising fuel prices and military spending. Students demanded more money for schools and universities.
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In Rome, university student Beatrice Chilelli said students were "at a breaking point."
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"They can't afford to pay exorbitant tuition fees, and rent... which weighs heavily on their parents' shoulders," the 21-year-old told AFP.
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The USB trade union called a general strike, with truck drivers, taxi drivers and farmers among those joining the protests. Disruption to public transport remained limited on Friday morning.
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Thousands marched from Rome's Termini station past the Colosseum, accompanied by two tractors and a taxi. "We need more houses, not bombs!" one group chanted.
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Minor scuffles broke out between demonstrators and riot police in Turin at the start of the march. No major clashes had been reported by midday.
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In Milan, the procession headed away from the city center, where rioters looted shops, damaged property and clashed with police after a cost-of-living demonstration two weeks earlier.
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Authorities also increased protection around landmarks, including Rome's Colosseum and Milan's cathedral.
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The student protests have drawn momentum from similar movements in France and Spain. Teachers, retirees and other workers also joined Friday's rallies.
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