Thousands resist Turin-Lyon high-speed rail, defying Meloni goivernment’s crackdown on protest

‚Twenty thousand people participated in the annual #NoTAV march in Italy’s Susa Valley on 25 July. At the Maddalena construction site in Chiomonte, protesters clashed with police and successfully breached the site where they set fire to the control room, equipment, and at least 4 police vehicles. At the San Didero site, protesters tore down the outer fences but were then repelled by police. At least 16 protesters were hospitalised and the damage was reported at 1 million EUR. Police union chief Domenico Pianese claimed at least 60 officers had been injured…..‘

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/03/notav-protesters-sack-construction-site/

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