Rome, Italy – The Tribunal of Rome has archived 107 denouncements related to a peaceful Extinction Rebellion protest at the Ministry of the Interior, where over a hundred activists pitched tents in Piazza del Viminale to oppose government climate policies and the former “DDL Sicurezza.”

Despite the judicial decision clearing protesters of wrongdoing, more than thirty participants remain subject to bans from returning to Rome. The Lazio Administrative Tribunal (TAR) recently upheld a 15-month expulsion order for one activist, forcing her to leave the city despite living and working there.

The court determined that participants of the November 22, 2024, protest did not commit any crime, stating it is not punishable to take part in a non-prearranged demonstration. Yet 33 individuals still face official expulsion orders, which Extinction Rebellion describes as a severe restriction of personal freedom applied to citizens with no prior criminal record.

One activist, Sabina, shared her experience: “I had to leave my city, my loved ones, and my work for an illegitimate order, while the archiving of denouncements proves we committed no crime.” Legal challenges on her behalf have so far been rejected, and the TAR confirmed the expulsion despite evidence of her permanent ties to Rome. She plans to appeal again to the Council of State.

Extinction Rebellion criticizes the system, stating, “Through the Questure, the government increasingly acts as both investigator and judge. The same authority that denounces demonstrators issues restrictive orders without a regular trial. This is a denial of the rule of law against which we will continue to fight.”

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