Police in Portugal ‘use dogs and batons’ to dismantle housing protest camps

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Police in Portugal dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, using batons and dogs, and arrested more than 30 people. The encampments were part of protests over the country’s worsening housing crisis, and the clearances followed days of clashes.

More than 30 people arrested as officers clear at least 100 tents in central Lisbon and about 50 in Porto Police in Portugal have dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, baton-charging campaigners in the early hours of Sunday and arresting more than 30 people. The raids were the latest incident in days of clashes between police and campaigners who – inspired by similar camps in Spain – had sought to pitch tents in central squares to protest against the country’s deepening housing crisis. Continue reading...