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After the Security Bill stalled in the Senate, the government turned it into a decree on 4 April 2025, bypassing parliamentary scrutiny; it was converted into law in June 2025. …

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After the Security Bill stalled in the Senate, the government turned it into a decree on 4 April 2025, bypassing parliamentary scrutiny; it was converted into law in June 2025. It expands police powers over assemblies and makes blocking roads with one's body a crime punishable by prison, with harsher penalties for defacing property on top of the 2024 'eco-vandalism' law. The Council of Europe, OSCE/ODIHR, UN experts, unions and CSOs warned it criminalises peaceful protest and undermines the rule of law; CSOs note its measures were already being applied before approval.
country
Italy
date text
04/04/2025
entities
sources
tactics
channels
  • Security decree converted into law
consequence category
Operational Suppression
created at
2026-09-25T12:58:56.577759+00:00
date precision
day
escalation
5
harm track
Track 3 — Operational Suppression
id
ITA-002
institutional consequence
Legislation adopted; Protest criminalised; Chilling effect
notes
Coded Sep 25 2026 from Civic Space Watch (CIVICUS rating: obstructed). Two CSW alerts (decree, law) coded as one measure. A second security decree followed in May 2026 (not yet coded).
occurred on
2025-04-04
trigger type
TR-02: Civic Mobilization
updated at
2026-09-25T12:58:56.577759+00:00
version
1

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