Heatwave standoff as Rome squatters resist Spin Time eviction
During a 40°C heatwave in Rome, about 300 people—including around 100 children—remain camped on the pavement outside the seven‑storey Spin Time building after it was sealed for safety and deemed unfit for occupancy. Residents, who have lived there since 2013, are pressing the city and the involved fund to negotiate a sale and housing solution, while authorities say an interim arrangement is not possible. Volunteers, politicians and notable supporters, including Nobel laureate Giorgio Parisi, have rallied to their cause, turning the sit-in into a high‑profile dispute over housing rights and eviction.
