Iran Press/ Europe: Nearly five hundred thousand people participated in this demonstration.
According to official statistics published in Italy, every three days, a woman is murdered in her home by her husband or ex-partner.
In an interview with Iran Press in Rome, an Italian woman said: "Italian authorities must create social culture through proper education in schools and universities to deal with violence against women."
She said: "The duty of the Italian government in the field of education should be more prominent and society should be taught to respect women, their character, and feelings."
Two weeks ago, the brutal murder of a 22-year-old female student, stabbed by her ex-fiancé in northern Italy, outraged the people of this country.
On 11 November - days before 22-year-old a student named Giulia Cecchettin was allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend and her dead body with multiple stab wounds was found near a lake north of Venice. Cecchettin's former boyfriend Filippo Turetta, fled to Germany after wrapping Cecchettin's body in Nylon. The German police arrested him last week and returned him to Italy on Saturday.
The killing of this Italian student has also fueled criticism of the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government from the far-right "Brothers of Italy" party. Italian journalist Emmanuela Irache also condemned violence against women and said: "107 women have been killed in Italy since the beginning of this year. As a woman and a journalist, I say that politics in Italy is not able to guarantee the freedom of women and support them."
This journalist added: "Among the member states of the European Union, only Spain has some good laws to protect women, and because of this, the number of murders of women in Spain has decreased. Irache called for the improvement of European laws to protect women. Demonstrators called for tougher laws to combat physical and sexual violence against women in Italy while chanting: "End violence against women" and "Do not be silent about the violence".
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