New protest scheduled against felling of 1,821 mature cork oaks in Sines
Felling to make way for ‘green energy’ project government dubs “essential” Citizens group “We are going to save the cork oaks (Vamos Salvar os Sobreiros) is holding a new demonstration
A month from start of new school term, “teachers are preparing protests”
“Teachers desire the same as President Marcelo”, says SIC Notícias today: a calm school year. But until the government comes up with a proposal for the six years, six months
New protest camp scheduled against Barroso lithium mine
Opponents of Covas do Barroso project have been in this fight for five years A camp and demonstration in Covas do Barroso, (municipality of Boticas), has been once again scheduled
Police protest as president welcomes Pope
More than a hundred officers from Portugal’s security forces and services were gathered in front of Belém Palace in Lisbon today as Pope Francis was received by President Marcelo.“We are
Portugal’s pensioners take to streets to demand “more dignified life”
Present list of ‘demands’, including free medication for chronic illnesses Hundreds of pensioners have taken to the streets of 13 towns and cities in Portugal today to demand a “more
Health minister “suprised” by protest outside Serpa hospital
Yet another occasion has seen health minister Manuel Pizarro ‘surprised’ today, in the form of a protest by residents in Serpa outside their local hospital. The hospital is currently run
More than 100 lawyers protest in gowns against alterations proposed to Statutes
The anger of professional orders to proposed government meddling continued today, with a protest involving around 100 lawyers in their courtroom gowns outside the Central Criminal Court in Lisbon. The
Further protests planned over Portugal’s housing crisis
With the government attempting to gain some political capital by announcing this is the week in which 150,000 families start receiving rental support, yet another protest is planned to demand
Police announce ‘protest camp’ during World Youth Day in Lisbon
Sinapol, the national syndicate of police, have announced a protest camp to be set up alongside the Ministry of Internal Administration in Lisbon during the first week of August, when
Environmentalists demonstrate in Lisbon against deep sea mining
Environmentalists demonstrated today in Lisbon against deep sea mining – a practice being promoted as a way of securing metals required for decarbonisation but which, they say, will have devastating