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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jeff Mason

Italy’s Meloni greenlights controversial laws targeting protests, squatters and cannabis

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni waits for the arrival of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a bilateral meeting, at villa Doria Pamphilj, in Rome, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Italy's Senate has approved a controversial security decree targeting public protests, pickpockets, squatters, and "legal" cannabis.

The decree, championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition, has faced criticism from opposition parties and civil rights advocates, who argue it is overly repressive.

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