Portuguese police dispersed a housing protest camp at Praça D. João I in Porto at about 2:30 a.m. on October 15. The camp began five days earlier, with protesters setting up around 50 tents to call attention to unaffordable housing. Amnesty International said reports indicated police used batons and that 37 people were injured, including two seriously. Police described the operation as “heavy-handed” and said it followed protesters’ resistance to removing tents. Amnesty called for an independent investigation into the use of force
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