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Six individuals were arrested by the PSP following violent clashes near the Assembly of the Republic after a general strike, with charges including resisting arrest and property damage, while the CGTP union distanced itself from the incidents.
The Portuguese Federation for Life is demanding that a Molotov cocktail attack on their recent March for Life be prosecuted as an act of terrorism, following the arrest of a suspect linked to an anarchist group.
“We do not accept an unjust ruling,” the movement states. The demonstration is scheduled for next Saturday afternoon at Largo de São Domingos in Lisbon.
The PSP states that 80 to 90% of the protesters are already known for illicit activities.
There are people who do not give up fighting for their rights and those are the ones who count.
All six protesters arrested near parliament on Wednesday, following the CGTP demonstration on the day of the general strike, were released with an identity and residence requirement.
At least six people were arrested on Wednesday near parliament in Lisbon at the end of the CGTP demonstration, following clashes with the PSP.
Those arrested are charged with disobedience, resistance, and coercion against a public official.
The activist network points to around 10 detainees and over 50 identified individuals. It reports arrests inside police vehicles and the obstruction of a vigil at the Lapa Police Station, and demands a public clarification.
Tiago Oliveira argued that the clashes with the PSP near Parliament diverted focus from the general strike's demands. He also guaranteed that no member of the union was involved in the clashes with the PSP.
With six detainees charged with disobedience and resisting arrest, the Ministry of Internal Administration rejected any tolerance for violence or defiance against the authorities.
The PSP confirmed to CM that firecrackers were detonated during clashes at protests on the day of a general strike, where one police officer was injured. The Lisbon Fire Department had to be called to extinguish fires in rubbish bins.
The PSP took protesters who were resisting at the doors of the Assembly of the Republic to the police station, as part of the demonstrations on the day of the general strike.
The situation spiralled out of control in the vicinity of the Assembly of the Republic after protesters continued to clash with the PSP. Three people have already been detained.
The action was intended to protest against the profits of large retail chains in the context of fossil fuel war and to draw attention to the effects of climate change on food supplies.
The movement explains that a dozen supporters entered the Continente store in Campo Pequeno and took food and personal hygiene items, leaving without paying and distributing these goods at a stall near the Oriente station.
The Oeiras PSP told Lusa that officers were at the scene at 07:05 and confirmed the action.
Members of the Climáximo collective sprayed red paint on the facade of the defence company Thales in Oeiras this Monday, in protest against the firm's partnership with the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. The Oeiras PSP told Lusa that officers were on the scene at 7:05 am and confirmed the action.
The Oeiras PSP told Lusa that officers were at the scene at 07:05 and confirmed the action.
A lawyer argues that the firing of rubber bullets and baton strikes to the head indicate crimes of physical assault and abuse of power. One of the victims suffered hearing loss.
Protesters held signs accusing Lula da Silva of being a “corrupt thief”.
Chega has called for a demonstration near the Belém Palace in protest against the Brazilian head of state's visit. Also in this news bulletin, the Amnesty International annual report.
The secretary-general of the CGTP anticipates that “thousands of workers will be on the streets” for the demonstration taking place this Friday in Lisbon against changes to labour law, and warns that “the greater the scale of the attack, the greater the response will be.” Under the slogan “Down with the Labour Package! Increasing wages, guaranteeing rights, a better life is possible”, ...
Around a thousand members of the PSP, GNR, prison guards, and Maritime Police are gathered today in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Lisbon to protest against cuts to pension calculations, which could exceed 30%.
ASPP, one of the unions present, argues that members of the security forces and services must have 'an exception' regarding pensions, taking into account the 'specificities in the exercise of their mission'.
Members of the security forces are holding a demonstration this Thursday in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Lisbon.
Members of the security forces are demonstrating in Lisbon to oppose reductions to their pension benefits.
Dozens of Iranians gathered in front of the American embassy in Lisbon to call for the resumption of the war until a true regime change occurs in Iran.
A group gathered in front of the US embassy in Lisbon to call for the resumption of the war until a true regime change occurs in Iran.
