PSP/ GNR agents in first “protest in uniform” in 34 years
Fury over discriminatory pay shows no sign of calming Police up and down the country are maintaining vigils outside police stations/ outside parliament as simmering fury over discriminatory pay scales
Police unions take protest to Belém
With police PSP police unions holding plenary meetings at the country’s airports today (almost certainly resulting in long delays for incoming passengers), representatives will be taking their demands (for risk
Nurses protest outside the Prime Minister’s official residence
In São Bento, as close as permitted to the prime minister’s official residence, nurses have been protesting today, with the message that they feel “increasingly discriminated against”. In a lament
Climate activists in new protest against EDP
Climáximo group accuses Portuguese power giant of being ‘one of largest polluters’ With COP28 ongoing in Dubai – and stories emerging of how political manoeuvering in Portugal has reduced the
Protest in Lisbon against renewable energies…
Climate protestors showed this week that they are not simply against the use of fossil fuels. They are also against renewable energies when these are promoted by companies like GALP,
Hundreds take to streets in eight Portuguese towns and cities to demand right to housing
“Nobody can stand it, it’s a suffocation” Hundreds of people took to the streets in eight towns and cities across the country yesterday for the right to housing. The “Door
“Corruption in mining endemic” – Portuguese academics join pressure against European zeal for ‘critical raw materials’
Open letter signed by dozens of civic associations and university professors Dozens of Portuguese civic associations, as well as academics and university professors, have signed their names to an Open
Pensioners demonstrate in Lisbon against rising cost of living
Murpi – the National Confederation of Pensioners and the Elderly – is leading a demonstration today in Lisbon against the rising cost of living. The pensioners involved are demanding a
Dentists to mount protest (for first time) outside parliament
Say profession going through greatest ever labour crisis Portugal’s dentists are set to demonstrate outside parliament tomorrow, with a litany of woes that they want to see corrected. At least
Climate activists glue themselves to plane at Lisbon airport
Climáximo group has been holding protests for weeks now Environmental activists from the Climáximo group glued themselves to the inside of a plane that was about to make a connection