People’s victory in Ria Formosa wins islanders demolition reprieve (with video)
Islanders battling to save their homes from government-backed bulldozers have just survived an extraordinary week. In the space of a few days, they have seen embargos filed at the 11th
LIBERTY!!! Court frees islanders from threat of government bulldozers
On the eve of one of the most emblematic events in the Portuguese calendar Loulé administrative court has freed scores of Ria Formosa islanders from the immediate threat of losing
Olhão Mayor rides into battle against government bulldozers
As the clock ticks towards this Saturday – the day government-backed bulldozers were to start destroying dozens of homes on Culatra island – campaigning Ria Formosa islanders got the news
Ria Formosa islanders “in final countdown”
As the clock ticks towards this Saturday – the day government-backed bulldozers are due to start destroying dozens of homes – determined Ria Formosa islanders are playing every one of
Ria Formosa islanders in last ditch appeal to Faro Mayor
As the clock ticks towards the day government-backed bulldozers are scheduled to start knocking down their homes, Ria Formosa islanders made a last ditch appeal to Faro mayor Rogério Bacalhau,
Ria Formosa islanders “more determined than ever” after eviction from Parliament
Battling Ria Formosa islanders determined to save their homes from government bulldozers have declared last Friday’s protest in Lisbon a “victory” – despite the fact that every one of them
Ria Formosa islanders evicted from parliament as government steamrollers ahead with demolitions
The anguish of Algarvian islanders – hearing yet again in Lisbon today that opposition bids to halt the destruction of their homes had fallen on deaf ears – was rewarded
Quercus enters Ria Formosa demolitions furore, saying “they must go on”
In total opposition to fellow environmentalists at Almargem, Portugal’s oldest environmental NGO Quercus has entered the Ria Formosa demolitions controversy, saying the razing of islanders’ homes “cannot stop”. In a
“Cautionary clause” hints at “hidden agenda” in ongoing Ria Formosa demolitions
An innocuous clause in a coalition “proposal” due to be discussed in parliament shortly suggests a warning about “a hidden agenda” behind ongoing demolitions of fishermen’s homes along Ria Formosa
Ria Formosa: 200 islanders take their protests to Parliament
Around 200 islanders from the Algarve islands of Culatra, Hangares and Farol got up at the crack of dawn today to travel to Lisbon in protest against the controversial demolitions