SOS Racismo demands 'end to police violence and brutal repression' following housing protests

SOS Racismo demanded an end to police violence after PSP and intervention police cleared housing protest encampments in Lisbon (Rossio) and Porto (Praça D. João I) in the early hours of 25 October. The movement called for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Internal Administration, an IGAI inquiry into the police actions, and the dropping of disobedience charges against detained demonstrators, following clashes that left dozens injured and required hospital treatment.