Demonstrators marched past the iconic Colosseum in Rome on 24 October 2026, as anti war rallies against rising living costs, military expansion and increased arms spending swept through several Italian cities on Saturday.
According to the ANSA news agency, demonstrators in Rome set off from Piazza della Repubblica on 24 October 2026, with the march drawing crowds opposed to arms spending and military expansion across Italy.
Protests over rising living costs, military expansion and increased arms spending swept across several Italian cities on Saturday, 24 October 2026, with clashes between demonstrators and police reported in multiple locations.
Clashes erupted between protesters and police in Rome's city centre on the evening of 24 October 2026, with officers deploying water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds.
Rome police used water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators during the evening of 24 October 2026, after clashes broke out in the city centre between anti war marchers and security forces.
Crowds gathered across Rome on 24 October 2026 to protest against increased arms spending and military expansion, joining anti war demonstrators who had assembled in several Italian cities the same day.
Anger over rising living costs added to anti war sentiment in Italy on 24 October 2026, with demonstrators in multiple cities demanding an end to military spending increases they say are worsening household finances.
Anti war demonstrators filled Rome's streets on 24 October 2026, part of a wave of Saturday protests that spread across several Italian cities and later turned confrontational when clashes broke out with police in the evening.
Rome police stood guard near Circo Massimo on 24 October 2026 as anti war marchers moved through the city, with authorities deploying security cordons ahead of what later became confrontational clashes in the city centre.
Rome police blocked demonstrators from advancing toward the Colosseum during the anti war march on 24 October 2026, a flashpoint that preceded wider clashes in the city centre where officers later used water cannons and tear gas.