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Milan steps up security ahead of new protests: troops deployed to the streets, shops board up their windows

Milan's authorities have sent around 500 additional military personnel to support the police ahead of Saturday's protest actions, which will take place a week after clashes and the ransacking of shops. Luxury boutiques and major chains are boarding up their windows; drones, checks at railway stations, and rapid response units are being used.

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Thousands take to the streets in protest across Italian cities: nine detained and isolated clashes with police

On 25 October 2026, mass protests took place in Rome, Milan, Florence, Turin and Bologna over the rising cost of living, the policies of Giorgia Meloni's government and the wars in the Middle East. The demonstrations were mostly peaceful, but in the evening clashes with police occurred in several cities. According to the Department of Public Security, nine people were arrested, 87 handed over to the authorities, and 371 taken to police stations for identification.

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Mass protests in Italy: hundreds of troops reinforced, police conduct more than 150 searches

On October 24, protests against rising prices, low wages, and military spending took place in Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples, and other Italian cities. In several cities, the rallies were accompanied by clashes with police. Giorgia Meloni's government sent an additional 500 troops to Milan and tightened security measures following the riots of October 17–18.

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Italy beefs up security ahead of October 24 cost-of-living protests

Nationwide protests against the rising cost of living are planned in Italy and France on October 24. Rome will deploy about 1,500 police officers, drones and Carabinieri aircraft, Milan about 1,000 police and Carabinieri, 300 municipal staff and 500 soldiers. After the riots of October 17, Digos searched around 100 people, including 51 minors.

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Italy prepares 'second round' of protests for October 24

According to La Repubblica, calls for new riots on October 24 are spreading on Italian social media over 'repressive government decrees.' Some protesters plan peaceful demonstrations against rising prices, rents and unemployment. The October 17 movement announced Saturday actions in nine cities, while right-wing forces call for confronting the protesters.

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Meloni government approves new security decree: new crime for violence at protests, liability of minors, and 500 soldiers in Milan

The Italian Council of Ministers on October 20, 2026 approved the eighth package of security measures — the so-called Cortei decree. It introduces a criminal offense for violent participation in demonstrations, a presumption of criminal liability for minors aged 14–18, and a penalty of up to 12 years for organizing groups via social media. The provision granting military personnel judicial police functions was removed, according to sources, after objections from President Mattarella. 500 military personnel will be sent to Milan until December 31, 2026.

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Italy to send 500 military personnel with police powers to Milan after riots

After street riots and looting in Milan during protests against the high cost of living, Giorgia Meloni's government is preparing a security package: 500 military personnel with judicial police powers, extension of preventive detention to 24 hours, including for minors, deferred arrests for group damage, and restrictions on assemblies. More than 270 people were detained, about 80% of them minors, and 14 police officers were injured.

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Luxury stores in Milan closed amid fears of new unrest

After looting and vandalism over the weekend, a number of luxury boutiques in Milan's Quadrilatero della Moda district, including Chanel, Hermes and Pomellato, closed on Monday. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani expressed solidarity with traders and promised a tough response to attacks on the state. The 'October 17' movement announced plans for weekly Saturday demonstrations, starting with Milan.

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More than 200 arrested in Milan on second day of riots over cost of living

In Milan, on the second day of clashes during a protest against the cost of living, police arrested more than 200 people since Saturday. Police used tear gas and water cannons, and shops near the Duomo square were looted. Mayor Giuseppe Sala spoke of a 'new phenomenon', while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called a security meeting for Monday.

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Protests against rising prices took place in Italy after the riots in France: clashes in Milan, Turin and Bologna

After mass protests in France, demonstrations against the cost of living swept through Italian cities and escalated into clashes with police. In Milan, 50 people were detained, in Turin — 12, in Bologna — 7. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence; the CGIL union leader announced a general strike for November 20.

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