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Italy: Death of Fakir in Bologna Reignites Police Violence Debate
The death of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan national, during a police intervention in Bologna on July 19, 2026, has reignited debate in Italy over police violence. According to an article published by Le Monde on July 23, 2026, this controversy is not new: in 2001, law enforcement deployed unprecedented brutality during the Genoa G8 summit. Amnesty International had condemned what it called a violation of human rights without precedent in recent European history. Twenty-five years later, the same questions resurface.