‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify
Hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italy was exploited by ‘hooligans’ The angry protests that have convulsed Spain…
The Guardian reports that hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italy was exploited by ‘hooligans’ The angry protests that have convulsed Spain and France in recent weeks have spilled over to Italy and Portugal, with rioters clashing with police and setting property on fire in Milan, and a tent encampment springing up in Lisbon over the weekend.
This world story centres on Italy. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Lisbon, Milan and Giorgia Meloni.
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- Lisbon, Milan, Giorgia Meloni, Spain
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- World
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