Hundreds of Italians took part in today's protests in Rome against European media distorting reports about the situation in Ukraine. The public demonstration took place in front of the Ukrainian embassy, at the initiative of Julietto Kieza, an Italian public activist, prominent journalist and a former member of European Parliament.
"No one in Italy knows the truth about what's happening in Ukraine. We're being fed nothing but falsehoods. We must awaken our people, and slowly but surely they are becoming more aware," Kieza told Itar-Tass.
He added that he believes that the current situation in Ukraine is not just a "regional crisis," but presents "an unparalleled threat to all."
The last straw was the murder of 48 Ukrainian civilians in Odessa, and many of those who attended the rally in Rome came to voice their protest against the resurgence of fascism and Nazism in Ukraine and in Europe.
"No to fascism, no to war, no to NATO in Ukraine!" chanted the participants of the peaceful protest.
Hugo Moro, one of the rally's participants, said that the assembled Italians want to express their solidarity with the Ukrainians who fell "victims of conspiracy and the new Nazi government in Kiev."
There were young people and older people among them, and the majority of those assembled say that do not trust the mainstream Italian media. Many of them are supporters of leftist political parties who traditionally oppose fascism, though it should be noted though that there are many right-wing Italians who support Russia's stance on Ukraine and on many other international issues.
According to Kieza, it means that adherents of both sides of the Italian political spectrum consider Russia to be "the only country capable of opposing the ever-present dictate of the US".
The rally on the Roman square spread to social networks too. Many Facebook users shared pictures made by the protest's participants, so that the manifestation virtually took place in many other cities.
According to Kieza, no less than fifty such rallies took place in Italy during the last few weeks.
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