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Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, make arrests
LISBON: Portuguese police cleared a housing protest camp from the centre of Lisbon in the early hours of Sunday, charging demonstrators and making several arrests, with minor injuries reported, though figures were not immediately available. Portugal is grappling with one of Europe’s most acute home affordability crises, as prices have more than doubled since 2017, while rents for new leases have nearly doubled, with young people among the hardest hit. “We have an obligation to fight for what we believe in,” said one marcher, Vitor Gomes, 21, a multimedia communications student, adding that hou...
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