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Among the activists are three Portuguese nationals, who were on different ships. The Portuguese government stated on Thursday that it had summoned the Israeli ambassador to provide explanations regarding the detention.
The Portuguese Judiciary Police (PJ) assisted in the identification and location of 45 Ukrainian children who were forcibly removed from their country by Russian forces.
Rafael Matos, representative of the Baha'i Community of Portugal, is monitoring the case of the young man at risk of execution in Iran and confirms that his health is fragile after being subjected to methods of physical and psychological torture.
Pavlo Sadokha, president of the Association of Ukrainians in Portugal, highlights that even with the world's eyes on the conflict in Iran, Ukrainians continue to fight on the ground against Russia, “having conquered some good positions on the front line.”
A 25-year-old activist was assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Prime Minister guarantees that “everything that needs to be done” will be done.
An Israeli newspaper also reports that settlers allegedly raped a Palestinian man.
A group of settlers is suspected of invading a Palestinian village, sexually abusing a man, and assaulting and threatening women and children.
Since the 1980s, Portugal and Iran have had a controversial relationship that continues to this day. António José Vilela, a commentator for CNN Portugal, describes some of the episodes that have marked the tense relations between the two countries.
Given everything already known, couldn't the Portuguese government, like Spain, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and China, adopt a more courageous stance and refuse to join the Council for Peace?
The candidate has a less intense schedule made up of meetings with experts, giving the impression that he already has one foot in Belém. International affairs and corruption have entered his rhetoric and are here to stay.
