Dozens of immigrants living rough in Porto

Fully woken up now to the predicament of many immigrants who travel to Portugal in search of work, SIC television news has found “dozens” of young men from Morocco, Tunisia

February 22, 2023by Natasha DonnIn , ,

Police detain three youths for assault on Nepalese immigrant in Olhão

Trio of 16-year-olds “most active and violent” members of 11-strong group Faro’s PSP police have today detained three youths for assaulting a Nepalese immigrant in Olhão – an incident that

Amnesty International wades into Portugal’s rising immigrant drama

Echoes criticisms at grass roots: “there is no supervision: it’s an urban jungle…” Amnesty International has waded into the heightened debate on Portugal’s reception of immigrant workers, amplifying the criticism

February 9, 2023by Natasha DonnIn ,

Immigrant aid group blames central, local government for poor housing

Lisbon’s deadly fire; Olhão beatings have lit a fuse Timóteo Macedo, President of Portugal’s Immigrant Solidarity Association, has come out today, in the wake of two serious incidents involving immigrants,

February 6, 2023by Natasha DonnIn ,

Government should face immigration issue head-on – PSD

Social democrats refer to latest attacks on immigrants in Olhão, Algarve Leader of Portugal’s opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) Luís Mongtenegro has entered the discussion of attacks on immigrants, suggesting

Agricultural bosses complain sector tarnished by recent immigrant slavery arrests

Various associations representing agricultural bosses have complained that the reputation of their sector has been tarnished by reports on the arrests of immigrant slavery gang members. They stress “no employers

Immigrants protest in Lisbon against being “treated like rubbish”

A group of around 100 immigrants staged a protest in Lisbon on Sunday drawing attention to the practical impossibility of accessing SEF’s website to make an appointment for a residency

July 12, 2021by Natasha DonnIn , ,

Lisbon on alert due to spiralling case numbers

From tomorrow (Thursday) seven new strategies are being put into play in Lisbon to stem the rising tide of Covid infections. The measures are divided into two areas: increasing testing

Portugal loses track of ‘thousands of immigrants’

At a moment when the situation of immigrants is very much in the public eye (click here), Sábado has carried a worrying story on how authorities in Portugal have simply

May 15, 2021by Natasha DonnIn , ,

PM ‘changes diary at last minute’ to respond to immigrant housing crisis in Odemira

Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has ‘changed his diary at the last minute’ and will instead be visiting Odemira this afternoon for “a working meeting to respond to the housing

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