Cities all over Italy have staged sit in demonstrations against the enfringement of human rights and civil liberties that took place in Genoa over the weekend. Many people who had not been part of the weekend demonstrations turned out. The demonstrations were of about 15,000 people in each city and were peaceful. There was virtually no police presence. (In Bologna only traffic police to re-direct traffic!). These demonstrations have so far not been reported in the UK press. perhaps news is only news if it is violent!
See www.repubblica.it [in italian] for details