Protest by environmentalists at Foro Italico during the International of tennis. Match stopped on the field Pietrangeli, where Keys and Cirstea from the women’s circuit were playing. Three Last Generation environmentalists: one of them invaded the pitch by throwing white paint on the red clay, forcing the match to stop. He was then surrounded, checked and taken away by the police. The other two, however, “glued” their foot to the marble steps of the building Pietrangeli for several minutes, until they too were taken away by the police amid the anger of the spectators, enraged by the prolonged suspension of the match. Activists also on field 12 of the Foro Italico: two tied themselves to the field’s net, others replicated the protest staged on Pietrangeli and “glued” themselves to the steps, before being taken away.
Nine environmentalists in the police station
In the end, a total of nine environmentalists were identified and taken to the police station: they risk being reported. «With today’s civil disobedience action we want to remember that last year 62,000 people died from the heat in Europe – they explain from Ultima Generazione -.
This is just one of the many effects of the climate and ecological crisis. To safeguard our territory and its citizens, a profound change in our system is essential. Nonviolent resistance is an alternative to political apathy.”
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