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Protests erupt in Bologna after Moroccan man dies under police restraint

Protests erupt in Bologna after Moroccan man dies under police restraint
France 24 Tuesday 21 July 2026, 09:26 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Human rights campaigners and Italy's opposition parties are demanding answers regarding the death of a man who died under police restraint as he pleaded for help. The incident was likened to George Floyd's murder in the United States in 2020, and to tactics used by the US Immigration police (ICE) under President Donald Trump. As anger has grown over his death, violence protests have sparked in Bologna.

Human rights campaigners and Italy's opposition parties are demanding answers regarding the death of a man who died under police restraint as he pleaded for help. The incident was likened to George Floyd's murder in the United States in 2020, and to tactics used by the US Immigration police (ICE) under President Donald Trump.As anger has grown over his death, violence protests have sparked in Bologna. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta tells us more. Keywords for this article [Image text:] GIUSTIZIAPRFAKR AR
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