Sunday 14 / June / 2026
Rome: Tens of thousands of people on Saturday filled the streets of Italy's capital Rome for rival anti- and pro-migration rallies.
Several thousand demonstrators from around Italy turned out for the right-wing, anti-migration march.
The march was held after a citizens' initiative bill named "Remigration and Reconquest," which wants to impose sweeping measures against immigrants, gathered the 50,000 signatures needed for it to be brought to Parliament.
Many demonstrators raised their arms in the fascist salute and shouted "Duce" — a reference to Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator who ruled Italy from 1922 until his ouster in 1943.
The term "remigration" has been used by far-right groups across Europe in recent years as part of calls to curb immigration and reduce the number of foreign migrants, including through deportation.
What do we know about the counter-demonstration in favor of migration?
On the other side of Rome, tens of thousands of people from several left-wing groups and trade unions joined a rival, pro-migration rally.
Thousands of police were deployed "to facilitate the spaces of freedom and freedom of expression," said Rome's police commissioner, Roberto Massucci. No violence was reported.
