Politics · Italy · 2 days ago
Greta Thunberg calls Italy’s migrant detention centres ‘concentration camps’
Greta Thunberg spoke at the Marea Village in Naples.
The climate activist accused Italy’s government of being complicit in policies that dehumanise people trying to cross the Mediterranean.
She called the government fascist and described the country’s CPR migrant detention centres as concentration camps.
CPR centres are facilities used to detain migrants.
Thunberg said many people in Italy support Palestinians and oppose what she called genocide.
Her remarks link that issue to her criticism of the government’s treatment of migrants.
No further action or response was reported.
Greta Thunberg called Italy’s migrant detention centres “concentration camps” during an appearance in Naples.
She said the Italian government was complicit in policies that dehumanise people trying to cross the Mediterranean.
Thunberg also said the centres were part of that dehumanisation.
She made the remarks on stage at Marea Village.
- Who
- Greta Thunberg, a climate activist.
- What
- She called Italy’s migrant detention centres concentration camps and accused the government of complicity in policies that dehumanise migrants.
- When
- October 10, 2026; the article was published at 18:02 UTC.
- Where
- On stage at Marea Village in Naples, Italy.
- Why
- She said the centres were part of policies aimed at dehumanising people trying to cross the Mediterranean.
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- Speaker
- Greta Thunberg
- Location
- Marea Village, Naples
- Centres named
- CPRs (migrant detention centres)
- Date
- October 10, 2026
What people are saying
this Government, fascist, continues to be a direct accomplice, a direct perpetrator, of systemic policies aimed at the complete dehumanisation of people trying to cross the Mediterranean
the CPRs are real concentration camps
Sources
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