Police baton charges break up housing protests in Lisbon and Porto, leaving 7 injured and 31 detained

sapo.pt (Portuguese) —

Police used batons to disperse housing rights protests in simultaneous actions in Lisbon and Porto, resulting in multiple injuries and 31 arrests after dispersal orders were ignored. The PSP reported seven injured and 31 detained for disobedience during operations to remove tents set up by housing rights demonstrators in the two cities. Saturday's protests across several cities proceeded normally, with police praising participants' civic conduct until incidents occurred at the two squares.


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