On 17 October, students joined the national cost-of-living protest called by the CGIL union, with around 100,000 marching in Rome; in Milan, some shops were looted and a police car was burned. The previous day, a student mobilization dubbed 'No Meloni Day' drew a total of half a million young people, with demands including the impact of the security decrees, solidarity with Palestinians, climate action and gender-based violence, and opposition to rising military spending amid welfare cuts. The government has responded by expanding preventive detention, including for minors, and creating new crimes with harsher penalties. General strikes are called for 30 October by the USB unions and 20 November by the CGIL, and students plan a national meeting on 23 November.
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