by In Triest
Trieste’s prefecture has cracked down on the No Green Pass movement by prohibiting the protests from city center, in a bid to protect public health and stop disruption to businesses and local residents.
Trieste’s newly appointed magistrate Annunziato Vardè said that while people have the constitutional right to protest, there is also a need “to have safe living spaces for the large number of citizens who have been vaccinated and observe the rules.”
The order, with effect from 15 November, means that future Green Pass protests will be reduced to sit-ins, rather than marches, and will be held far away from historic center, shopping streets or “sensitive” sites such as institutional or political headquarters.
The move comes as authorities take increasingly strident measures against the No Green Pass protests which have had a negative impact on city center retailers at weekends for several months.
The protests have led to a surge of virus infections in Trieste with mayor Dipiazza restricting protests amid concerns that the Friuli Venezia Giulia region could become subject to new restrictions.
