Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, make arrests
Police said 25 people were arrested and later released after clearing more than 100 tents set up to protest housing reforms.
- On Oct 25, Portuguese police cleared a housing protest camp from Lisbon's Rossio Square in the early hours of Sunday, making several arrests after warning occupants to remove more than 100 tents.
- Portugal is grappling with a 300,000-home shortfall nationwide, driving protesters to demand the government scrap a bill making evictions easier and ending rent caps on new leases.
- Left Bloc lawmaker Fabian Figueiredo called the police action "completely disproportionate," while marcher Vitor Gomes, 21, said, "We have an obligation to fight for what we believe in."
- Shortly after 2 a.m., dozens of officers with police dogs moved in on the camp after warning protesters to remove tents or face disobedience charges, with minor injuries reported.
- The Lisbon protest follows similar demonstrations in Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain, reflecting a widening European trend as rising living costs squeeze households across the continent.
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In the early hours of the morning, the Portuguese police cleared a protest camp against the housing shortage in the centre of Lisbon.
Security forces intervened to end “illegal camps”
The Portuguese police force removed the tent that the protestors had raised due to the cost of the goods. Skipuleggjendur tämätsanna krättädu välätä näälömanna við akäfsina. The police have repeatedly taken down tents that have risen in Lisbon and Porto in the past week. At the same time, the rich in many parts of Europe are grappling with growing disaffection due to the cost of production. In X's post, the police force said...
Several wounded as police break up Lisbon and Porto protest camps
The ongoing confrontation between police and protesters demanding affordable housing turned violent overnight. Police again moved in against protest camps in Lisbon and Porto in the early hours of Sunday, with several arrests and injuries reported.
In Portugal, 300,000 homes are missing, people complain about rents – and demonstrate against them. A nightly protest with tents has dissolved the police. Not for the first time.
Today, the Portuguese police announced that 11 people, including eight civilians, and three members of the police were injured during their operation to remove tents set up by demonstrators in protest against the sharp rise in housing prices.
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