Thousands march and set up tents in Lisbon over housing costs
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Tens of thousands of people marched in Lisbon on Saturday to demand action on Portugal’s housing crisis and rising living costs, according to Reuters and other news reports. After the march, hundreds gathered in Rossio Square and set up a tent camp, with some protesters vowing to remain overnight.
Demonstrators called for more affordable housing, higher wages and pensions, and improved public services. Protesters also criticised government housing policy, arguing that tenants have received too little protection as rents and property prices have climbed.
Official data cited by The Guardian show that Portuguese housing prices rose 124% between 2015 and 2024, about twice the European Union average. The pressure has been particularly acute in Lisbon, whose wider metropolitan area is home to roughly a quarter of Portugal’s population of more than 11 million.
The Lisbon encampment followed a protest in the northern city of Porto, where dozens of tents had already been erected. Amnesty International called for an investigation into alleged police violence against peaceful housing protesters.
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Thousands march and set up tents in Lisbon over housing costs
Tens of thousands of people marched in Lisbon on Saturday to demand action on Portugal’s housing crisis and rising living costs, according to Reuters and other news reports. After the march, hundreds gathered in Rossio Square and set up a tent camp, with some protesters vowing to remain overnight.
Demonstrators called for more affordable housing, higher wages and pensions, and improved public services. Protesters also criticised government housing policy, arguing that tenants have received too little protection as rents and property prices have climbed.
Official data cited by The Guardian show that Portuguese housing prices rose 124% between 2015 and 2024, about twice the European Union average. The pressure has been particularly acute in Lisbon, whose wider metropolitan area is home to roughly a quarter of Portugal’s population of more than 11 million.
The Lisbon encampment followed a protest in the northern city of Porto, where dozens of tents had already been erected. Amnesty International called for an investigation into alleged police violence against peaceful housing protesters, though details of the incidents were not included in its published headline.protesters.
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