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Italy's Meloni Approves Tougher Anti-Riot Laws After Milan Violence

Italy approved a raft of security measures on Tuesday, including a new offence of violent participation in a demonstration, tougher penalties for rioters, and financial liability for parents whose children take part in vandalism and looting.

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Premier Giorgia Meloni said violence is unceptable and no one can downplay or justify it after after cabinet greenlit a new security and juvenile crime decree in the wake of shocking weekend youth rioting in Milan and other cities. (ANSA)

·Rome, Italy
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Giorgia Meloni has tightened up: from now on, you can face up to five years in prison for violent demonstrations in Italy - Soldiers are being deployed to Milan due to the riots, security laws are being tightened.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Rome, 20 Oct. (askanews) - We have seen all the images of the violence that shocked Milan and other Italian cities over the weekend: looted shops, destroyed windows, assaulted law enforcement. These are unacceptable scenes that no one can think of minimizing or justifying for this today the Council of Ministers approved a decree with new [...]

AGI/Vista - "We have seen all the images of the violence that have upset Milan and other Italian cities over the weekend, plundered shop windows destroyed, police assaulted. They are unacceptable scenes that no one can think of minimizing or justifying for this today the Council of Ministers approved a decree with new measures to prevent and counter these violence," said Premier Meloni at the end of the Council of Ministers. Source: Agenzia Vist…

On Tuesday (20) Italy adopted a package of security measures after a wave of disturbances that hit cities in the north of Italy during the weekend. The weekend disorder reached, including, the Italian financial capital, Milan, where groups composed mainly of young people promoted acts of violence, breaking windows, looting shops and attacking the police. The package includes the creation of a new criminal type — violent participation in demonstr…

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CNN Brasil broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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