Portuguese police arrest 55 housing protesters in Lisbon

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-10-20
LISBON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese police arrested 55 protesters for civil disobedience, and two people were injured in the early hours of Tuesday, as security forces moved to dismantle camps of housing rights protesters in public squares in Lisbon and Porto. In Lisbon, the public security police intervened at Praca D. Pedro IV to remove tents set up by the Acampada de Lisboa movement. The 55 arrests were made among protesters who allegedl......
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