Clashes break out in Rome amid anger over COVID ‘green pass’

Among the protesters were members of extreme right-wing groups who extended their arm in a ‘Roman’ fascist salute.

Thousands of protesters including members of far-right groups demonstrated in Italy’s capital against the extension of the COVID-19 health pass system.

Demonstrators marched in downtown Rome on Saturday in opposition to a government-validated certificate system, known as a “green pass”, that was made mandatory for all workers.

Many raised clenched fists or waved Italian flags, shouting “Freedom!” and waving banners that read “Get your hands off [our] work.”