The boom that has made Portugal into such a desirable destination for investors, tourists, and even digital nomads is literally forcing the Portuguese people onto the streets. All over Lisbon, there are stickers which read, Your vacation: our eviction. There are symptoms of a larger economic and social crisis that affect us all, where profit comes before people and usually at their expense.
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A maritime disaster: Up to 130 people drown off Libya
Alarm Phone reports yet another massacre off the Libyan coast: We fear that up to 130 people have lost their lives. The people could have been rescued but all authorities knowingly left them to die at sea. Alarm Phone Alarm Phone was in contact with this boat in […]
Auteur film in Barcelona
The “Barcelona International Auteur Film Festival” will take place from Thursday 29th April until 9th May. The event, in its eleventh year, will open with the French tragicomedy “Bye Bye Morons”. Directed by and starring Albert Dupontel this film, honoured with seven César prizes in its home country, is […]
Rutte always wins, no matter the cost or implications
After his fourth consecutive win, the liberal-conservative Mark Rutte is now leading talks to form a government in the Netherlands and doesn’t rule out any help in order to extend his time in power. Prime minister since 2010 and leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, […]
Lockdown has opened the door to violence
Many abuses against women go unreported and therefore there are no exact figures. In the poorest countries, violence affects up to half of women and in the world one in three has been subjected to physical or sexual violence. The disease forced victims to live with their attackers. The femicide […]