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"Tonight the clock went back 53 years": Protester at Rossio speaks of police "repression" during housing protests

In the early hours of Sunday 25 October, PSP police intervened to clear housing protesters who had set up camp at Rossio square in Lisbon. A similar police intervention took place simultaneously at Praça D. João I in Porto.

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This report confirms ongoing police enforcement against housing encampments in Lisbon and Porto, indicating a potential risk for those participating in or near these protest sites.

Correio da Manhã· 2w agoRead original ↗

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