# Italy tightens security as students and unions launch nationwide protests

https://mins.news/en/item/122503

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 13:14 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/italy-tightens-security-as-students-unions-launch-nationwide-protests?traffic_source=rss

> Tens of thousands of students and union members marched in dozens of Italian cities on Friday, protesting the cost of living, demanding more investment in education and calling for an end to wars in the Middle East. Security was tightened, and small clashes between protesters and riot police occurred at the start of a Turin rally.

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