# Thousands protest police clearance of housing encampments in Lisbon

https://mins.news/en/item/118395

- CGTN, 2026-10-28 02:03 UTC
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- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-28/Thousands-protest-police-crackdown-on-housing-encampments-in-Lisbon-1RBo7iYEvHq/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Thousands rallied outside Portugal’s parliament on Tuesday against a Sunday police operation that cleared housing-rights encampments in Lisbon and Porto. Dozens of injuries and arrests were reported, and Lisbon hospitals said they treated 27 injured people. President Antonio Jose Seguro condemned the clashes and urged political leaders to address the housing crisis, while Prime Minister Luis Montenegro defended the police response.

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