Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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7%
1 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Police have used shields and batons to disperse housing protesters who stormed a tent camp in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, a week after similar operations drew criticism from protesters and rights groups.
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operations → use → protesters
Dozens of officers, some accompanied by police dogs, moved into Rossio Square at about 4:30am (04:30 GMT) on Sunday, a day after thousands marched demanding the government withdraw a rental bill they say would deepen the country’s housing crisis.
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they → accompany → crisis
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police → enter → Kashmir
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yard → become → India
Protesters had erected more than 50 tents following Saturday’s march through Lisbon.
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Protesters → erect → Lisbon
Police commander Iuri Rodrigues issued three warnings to remove the tents, saying they had been erected illegally and that anyone resisting their removal could face disobedience charges.
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anyone → issue → charges
Hundreds of demonstrators shielding the camp were dispersed, while police also dismantled a smaller encampment in Porto’s Dom Joao I square.
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police → shield → square
Earlier, lawmaker Pedro Delgado Alves said Rossio Square was peaceful and that nothing justified “a police intervention involving force, physical violence or baton charges, the kind of scenes we witnessed last week”.
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we → say → scenes
The intervention followed operations in the same squares the previous Sunday, when police arrested 25 people in Lisbon and six in Porto.
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police → follow → Porto
Housing campaign group Casa para Viver said 60 people were injured across those operations, which police described as “proportionate”.
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police → say → which
Rising housing costs
The protests reflect growing anger over housing costs across Europe, including demonstrations in Spain and opposition to government economic policies in France, Germany and Albania.
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protests → rise → France
Portugal faces one of Europe’s severest housing affordability crises, with young people among the hardest hit.
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people → face → hit
House prices have more than doubled since 2017, while rents on new leases have almost doubled.
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rents → double → leases
The Bank of Portugal estimates a nationwide shortage of 300,000 homes, equivalent to Lisbon’s entire housing stock.
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Bank → estimate → stock
Demonstrators want the minority centre-right government to scrap legislation that would make evictions easier and remove rent caps on new leases, saying it would worsen affordability and leave tenants more exposed.
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it → want → tenants
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