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Italy: Protests erupt in Bologna after immigrant dies in police custody
Published 21 July 2026 · europe
Protests have erupted in Bologna, Italy, following the death of 42-year-old immigrant Abderrahim Fakir while in police custody. Mobile phone footage appears to show officers
Protests have erupted in Bologna, Italy, following the death of 42-year-old immigrant Abderrahim Fakir while in police custody. Mobile phone footage appears to show officers restraining Fakir on the ground as paramedics were present, prompting allegations of excessive force and possible suffocation.
Italy’s Bologna public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. Human rights groups and Fakir’s family are demanding transparency and
accountability, as demonstrations continue and questions grow over deaths in police custody. Find us on Check our website Check out our Instagram page Download AJE
Published: July 21, 2026 • 7:40 AM IST · Updated: July 21, 2026 • 8:40 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Protests have erupted in Bologna, Italy, following the death of 42-year-old immigrant Abderrahim Fakir while in police custody.
Mobile phone footage appears to show officers restraining Fakir on the ground as paramedics were present, prompting allegations of excessive force and possible suffocation.
Italy’s Bologna public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Human rights groups and Fakir’s family are demanding transparency and accountability, as demonstrations continue and questions grow over deaths in police custody.
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