Over 137,000 sign petition to make rape a public crime
Campaign also calls for tougher sentences and recognition of femicide More than 137,000 people have signed a petition urging the Portuguese Parliament to take stronger action against violence against women
Restaurant boss bludgeoned to death after ‘resisting’ robbery in Mortágua
Luís Dâmaso was dead by time authorities reached scene A man in his 50s was bludgeoned to death yesterday afternoon by men who burst in to the Lagoa Azul restaurant
PJ’s prison corruption swoop uncovers “clandestine drug production laboratory”
Flat in Lisbon “functioned exclusively as laboratory” PJ judicial police have dismantled a clandestine drug production laboratory operating out of a flat in Lisbon. The discovery came during the operation
Bicycle thief caught red-handed in Tavira
Police found a stash of stolen goods in his house worth €80,000 A 51-year-old man was caught red-handed and arrested on April 1 for stealing several bicycles in Tavira. The
Man stabs neighbour in head following row over pets in Silves
One of the men has been remanded in custody for attempted murder A 57-year-old man had to be rushed to the hospital after he was stabbed in the head by
Justice minister “expects immediate resignations” from officials cited in PJ corruption swoop
Searches under ‘Operation Pactum’ culminate with 43 ‘official suspects’ Justice minister Rita Júdice, initially taken by surprise by the PJ swoop on public entities yesterday, has since said that she
Portuguese national tries trafficking over €1 million-worth of cocaine into UK in wheelchair
56-year-old arrested at Manchester airport with 12 kilos of cocaine A 56-year-old Portuguese national has been intercepted and detained at Manchester airport with 12 kilos of cocaine hidden in the
Hit-and-run motorcyclist who left child with serious injuries has been ‘identified’
19-year-old without licence to “await trial” in freedom The motorcyclist who fled the scene after mowing down a nine-year-old boy on Sunday evening in Amadora has been identified. He is
Three cyclists, 10-year-old boy, injured in separate hit-and-run incidents near Lisbon
Hit-and-run ‘scourge’ averages one incident per day in Portugal Three cyclists and a 10-year-old boy were injured in two separate hit-and-run incidents in areas around the capital yesterday. Reports cite
Three young men suspected of rape are “influencers” with “already significant following”
Suspects filmed alleged rape and posted images online Three young men suspected of raping a teenager in Loures and sharing images of the rape online are ‘influencers’ with “an already