High voltage

Repatriation: four opposing marches in Rome today; thousands of police officers on duty

Taking to the streets were the Remigration and Reconquest Committee, Pro-Life groups, trade unions, anti-fascist organisations and student movements

by Pietro Menzani

13 June 2026

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Thousands of officers, drones, helicopters and security checks at airports, railway stations and underground stations. Rome is preparing for four marches which, according to preliminary estimates, will bring a total of around twenty thousand demonstrators onto the streets of the capital this afternoon. Arrivals from other Italian cities and abroad are also expected.

In response to the march in favour of remigration, two demonstrations will be held, organised by a diverse range of trade unions, associations and civil society groups. Supporters of pro-life policies will then march through the city streets. Three of the demonstrations will take place in the historic centre, whilst one – the one in support of remigration – will be held in the Prati district.

The security measures were finalised during a technical meeting at the police headquarters following weeks of discussions with the organisers of the demonstrations, and have been designed to prevent tensions and contact between opposing groups. Changes to traffic arrangements and public transport are also planned.

Remigration

The march causing the greatest concern is the one in support of remigration policies. It will take place in Prati, with around 4,000 demonstrators expected to attend; they are due to gather at 3 pm in Piazza della Libertà, from where they will march towards Piazza Risorgimento via Via Cola di Rienzo. The event is being organised by the Remigration and Reconquest Committee, established as a joint initiative of four founding groups: CasaPound Italia, Rete dei Patrioti, VFS and Brescia ai Bresciani.

‘The event,’ reads the Committee’s website, ‘has been organised to give the greatest possible institutional impetus to a citizens’ initiative bill that has already far exceeded – tripling – the number of signatures required for it to be tabled in Parliament. Public support is now a given; it must now be translated into law. We appeal to all Italians who refuse to accept the status quo and wish to restore dignity to the nation. Our invitation transcends all divisions and is extended to social organisations, associations, movements, political parties, MPs and local councillors who intend to take concrete action to put a definitive stop to uncontrolled immigration. It will be a cross-party event and the only flag permitted will be the Italian tricolour.”

The opposition’s response

Also at 3 pm, a counter-demonstration will set off from Via dei Fori Imperiali in response to the ‘Front for Remigration’ rally, bringing together trade unions and anti-fascist organisations. Some 5,000 demonstrators are expected. In addition to these, another 5,000 people have been gathered by student collectives and movements fighting for housing who will instead gather at 2 pm in Piazzale del Verano and march to Piazzale di Porta Pia, where the Ministry of Transport is located.

Numerous opposition politicians have strongly condemned the initiative by the Remigration and Reconquest Committee: Nicola Fratoianni of the Green Left Alliance described the demonstration as ‘utterly disgusting’, adding that ‘those who oppose it by defending the founding values of our Constitution are doing the right thing’.

Cecilia D’Elia, a Roman senator from the Democratic Party, added that “Rome is a democratic city that will not bow to incursions by the far right, by an organisation whose aims run counter to the pillars of civil coexistence enshrined in the Constitution, in which we all believe”

Linda Meleo, the Rome-based coordinator of the Five Star Movement and leader of its group in the Rome City Council, shares this view: ‘The beauty and identity of our country have been shaped precisely by the interweaving of different cultures; it is in this diversity that our wealth lies. In Rome and in Italia, there is room for anyone who wishes to contribute honestly to the social, economic and political life of the country; those for whom there is no room, however, are those who, out of ignorance or political expediency, forget our roots and the time when we were the ones migrating.”

Pro Vita

Finally, at 2 pm, the Pro-Life march will set off from Piazza della Repubblica and is expected to arrive at Piazza di Porta San Giovanni at 7 pm. As explained on the website of the ‘National March for Life’, one of the march’s key demands concerns abortion, which is regarded as a ‘wound’ that ‘causes so much suffering: to women through denied motherhood, to men through debased fatherhood, to families through failed nurturing; and to society, which sees the bond of solidarity—the very foundation of human coexistence—undermined”.