(22 Sep 2025)
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Rome – 22 September 2025
1. Wide of demonstrators blocking and marching on the Tiburtina highway
2. Various of a demonstrator shouting “Free Palestine” while holding a cat on his shoulder
3. Demonstrators marching and holding a banner reading (Italian): “22 September, let’s block everything”
4. Wide of cars stuck in traffic jam due to the demonstration
5. Various of women waving Palestinian flags from their car
6. Wide of demonstrators marching towards Sapienza University of Rome
7. Zoom out from a woman waving a Palestinian flag to demonstrators marching
8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Paolo Cergnar, firefighter:
"Today was a historic day, a memorable day. We even marched down the highway. I mean, it had been decades since we’d seen a demonstration like this in Rome, with firefighters leading the way."
9. Wide of demonstrators
10. Pan left of demonstrators holding a Palestinian flag
11. Mid of a man waving a Palestinian flag
12. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Sabina Guzzanti, Italian actress and protester:
"We were saying that it was truly wonderful. All these people hadn’t been seen for a long time. Even more so because it was for a cause of solidarity, not an economic demand. What Palestine represents is truly profound, because it is not only a symbol of many years of struggle, but it is as if suddenly an entire castle of lies collapsed along with Palestine, because until recently anyone who defended it was accused of the worst things, was considered a fool like anyone who defends peace or the environment. And this is the moment when everything is really coming to a head."
13. Wide of tents camping inside the university campus
14. Track focus from a tent to a Palestinian flag
15. Wide of demonstrators marching next to a huge boat dedicated to the Global Sumud Flotilla
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Rina (last name not given), Indonesian student:
"I can say that there’s hope in humanity and I hope that with this, Rome, more people in Rome, they can see that, they can learn even more and they can understand that it’s important to contribute and to join the manifestation, so that our voice can be louder and can be heard by everyone."
17. Wide of demonstrators in front of La Minerva statue
18. Close of the statue and a Palestinian flag
STORYLINE:
Thousands of protesters calling for solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, took to the streets in Italy on Monday, with some blocking one of the main highways in Rome and reaching Rome’s Sapienza University.
Italy’s grassroots unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of people ranging from schoolteachers to metalworkers, called for a 24-hour general strike in both public and private sectors, including public transportation, trains, schools and ports.
Protester Sabina Guzzanti told The Associated Press it was “truly wonderful” to see the demonstrators.
“What Palestine represents is truly profound, because it is not only a symbol of many years of struggle, but it is as if suddenly an entire castle of lies collapsed along with Palestine,” she said.
The strike caused disruptions across the country, with long delays for national trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome.
In Milan, tensions escalated when dozens of protesters dressed in black and armed with batons tried to smash the main entrance of the city’s central train station, throwing smoke bombs, bottles and stones at police, who responded with pepper spray.
In Bologna, police used water cannons to disperse a crowd of demonstrators who blocked a highway.
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