# ‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living costs fuel tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/105048

- The Guardian, 2026-10-18 11:02 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/lisbon-milan-protests-housing-living-costs

> A march against rising living costs in Milan turned violent, with masked demonstrators throwing objects at police and setting barricades alight. Police used water cannon and teargas; at least two officers were injured and about 50 demonstrators detained. In Lisbon, hundreds gathered at a tent camp demanding action on housing and living costs.

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