Italian police officers stood guard outside the Education Ministry during the enormous protest against school reform in Rome. School workers, teachers and students protested against the fascist reforms which will reduce spending on education and research. More than a million people came to Rome to peacefully express the deep strong disappointment but government boss Berlusconi told they were outrageous.
To be continued...

Thanks for the update - Excellent photograph! Tats25 · 2008-10-30: 19:26

He's a disgrace to the country! Great report! :) mariaps · 2008-10-30: 19:45

On a les mêmes !!! domelia · 2008-10-30: 20:02

Oh ! On dirait la France dans quelques jours. Oh! Uno direbbe la Francia in dei giorni. Mabi938 · 2008-10-30: 20:08

...Shame on him for what he is doing to the country..the photo is amazing..as always..... curlyq60 · 2008-10-30: 20:54

Really interesting photo. DancingDolphin · 2008-10-31: 02:22

Thanks for te update Marco, good reportage and picture mystic1 · 2008-10-31: 02:43

una bella foto significativa... una linea di confine netta... bella. pastel · 2008-10-31: 03:22

Al di la dell'argomento, sicuramente scottante, l'immagine e' di una drammaticita' incredibile. Foto fantastica, nel suo genere!!! peregol · 2008-10-31: 03:49

great photo!!!! finbarr · 2008-10-31: 06:45

This is depressing - it looks like a scene from the 80s with students demonstrating against Fascist regimes in central and south America. davids · 2008-10-31: 08:36

great picture! ????? · 2008-10-31: 12:38

I wait for the following... miclaud · 2008-10-31: 13:21

bella foto....PROTESTA GIUSTA!!!!! luucha · 2008-10-31: 17:16

nice to see 1 million free people still free in italia!:) tomie · 2008-10-31: 18:16

good photo report.. ????? · 2008-11-01: 07:23

Hmmm, the policia really look like they mean business, Marco.. Hope no-one was hurt. What is the smoke in the distance? Not cars burning, I hope. Have a great weekend, and best regards. meiling · 2008-11-01: 11:48

Looks orderly at least!!!! great photo. ????? · 2008-11-01: 14:22

Excellent reporting—a bit frightening. photopoet · 2008-11-01: 22:38

great report! jennye · 2008-11-01: 23:35

excellent post!! domino · 2008-11-02: 03:38

powerful. storytaylor · 2008-11-02: 05:33

Excellent report! somogyvari · 2008-11-02: 07:52

This is a very "beautiful" country... FBECK · 2008-11-02: 09:50

Great! Hold on! Freyja · 2008-11-02: 15:53

Fantástica :-) lleixa · 2008-11-02: 17:24

Great reportage! Not many good new from your country these days :(( Hope the government would listen to the people. leocheung · 2008-11-03: 03:12

Impressionante... Fausto · 2008-11-04: 06:11

Strong journalistic photo! ruisousa · 2008-11-04: 07:53

Change is a painful and terrifying process...u have captured that with this shot susjustjake · 2008-11-04: 22:41

great work Asianeye · 2008-11-05: 05:16

Brilliant! Great take! davidcardona · 2008-11-05: 10:40

alli can say is WoW. Can you feel the tension or what? DodgePhotography · 2008-11-06: 00:16

I love reporter photography, great job ;) somnifere · 2008-11-07: 12:17

A great combination of pictures and a wonderful exhibition that forced me to leave a comment. Thanks a lot for a nice image. All the work shows complete sincerity and professionalism towards photojournalism field. digital dissertation · 2012-04-06: 10:15