Venice protests target Bezos over mounting grievances


  • World
  • Sunday, 29 Jun 2025

Demonstrators on the Rialto Bridge, hold smoke flares while standing by a banner that reads 'No space for Bezos' as they take part in a protest against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on the third day of Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos' wedding festivities, in Venice, Italy, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

(Changes dateline to Venice, removes extraneous word from lede)

VENICE (Reuters) -Mass tourism, impossibly high rents, worker exploitation, inequality and elitism: Venice protests in recent days against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's high-profile wedding have highlighted growing global grievances.

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