23/01/2026
Genoa, Italy, 1–3 October 2025.
Following reports that the Global Sumud Flotilla had been intercepted by the Israeli Defense Forces in international waters off the Gaza Strip, Genoa — alongside cities worldwide — responded with sit-ins, blockades, strikes, and public rallies. Dockworkers, activists, and citizens mobilized across the city, turning ports, streets, and squares into spaces of protest and collective dissent.
1. - 2. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 01, 2025: As news breaks that the Global Sumud Flotilla has been intercepted, people gather at the intersection between the Port of Genoa and the city, lighting a symbolic bonfire that remains lit for three days alongside the sit-in.
* 3. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: A “Free Palestine” banner and flags hang from a building as a large demonstration moves through the city.
* 4. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: protesters occupy the train station of Piazza Principe symbolically.
* 5. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: A rally called by the union CGIL starts at the Port of Genoa, with dockworkers, students, and civil society gathering.
* 6. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: A child attends a union march wearing a T-shirt reading “Children don’t want war.”
* 7. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: Protesters enter the main train station as police withdraw; the station is occupied without clashes.
* 8. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: A sign responding to Italy prime minister Giorgia Meloni reading “We are not on strike, we are taking a long weekend” is seen during the CGIL Union march.
* 9. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 03: Red Flares are lit in the historical city centre while the CGIL march reaches the city centre.
* 10. GENOA, ITALY — OCTOBER 01: A red flare guides protesters through the dark as they reach the motorway gate, which is symbolically blocked. The rally then moves to the occupied university and disperses at 2 a.m. on October 2.
