‘A house cannot be a privilege’: Thousands rally in Lisbon over housing crisis

Loading the video No Comment Video. ‘A house cannot be a privilege’: Thousands rally in Lisbon over housing crisis Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 21/10/2026 - 10:45 GMT+2 Thousands protested in Lisbon’s Rossio square over housing costs after police removed a camp, and voted to return the next day to camp out again. Thousands of people gathered in Rossio square in Lisbon on Tuesday to demand affordable housing. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT They chanted, lit flares and held up keys and signs, one of which read ‘a house cannot be a privilege’. Similar demonstrations took place in other Portuguese cities. Earlier in the day, police forcibly cleared the camp that demonstrators had set up in the square. The crowd called a new gathering, and many came back that evening. At a public assembly, they voted to return the next day and pitch their tents again. They are also against recent government plans to ease the cap on yearly rent rises and to make evictions easier for tenants who fail to pay. The prime minister says the changes will build trust between landlords and renters. Critics say they leave tenants more exposed. Protest Portugal Economy Lisbon Housing no comment Top stories Now playing Next ‘A house cannot be a privilege’: Thousands rally in Lisbon over housing crisis Now playing Next Cleanup efforts begin in flood-hit eastern Spain after deadly torrential rain Now playing Next Dramatic footage shows ferry engulfed in flames off Indonesia Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 21st, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’ Now playing Next 'Failures of the past have consequences today' says Fabrice Leggeri Now playing Next Arctic gas and oil should 'stay in the ground', says Síkela Now playing Next Video: Priest dies after cross falls on him during Mass in Ecuador Now playing Next Ryanair CEO calls Ursula von der Leyen 'useless' Now playing Next ‘Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres’: What does the student slogan mean? Now playing Next At least five killed as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain Now playing Next Digital bank Revolut suffers worldwide outage: what you need to know Now playing Next More cuts 'necessary' says German ambassador to EU, ruling out common borrowing, EU-level taxes Now playing Next How toxic wildfire haze is affecting daily life in Indonesia's cities Now playing Next Europe Today: France to deploy army before weekend protests as Italy tightens powers Now playing Next New Romanian prime minister Luca Niculescu and cabinet members sworn in ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Spain: Guardia Civil rescues family and dogs from rising floodwaters in Oliva No Comment Heavy rain causes widespread flooding in France’s Marseille No Comment Paris shop owners clean up and repair stores after riots No Comment King Charles welcomes Oman’s Sultan Haitham for state visit to UK Europe News Dutch Crown Princess Amalia promoted to sergeant in naval ceremony Qatar France's Macron begins state visit to Qatar as part of wider Gulf tour Culture news To infinity and beyond: Starmus co-founder Garik Israelian on mixing science, music and art Earth Series How Turkey and Uzbekistan are preparing their cities for a changing climate Business Line Uzbekistan expands transport links and eases travel rules to turn its tourism boom into economic gains Europe Today 'Everything is destroyed,' Paris pharmacy owner says after protests No Comment Fireworks, petrol bombs and water cannon as unrest escalates in Albania Europe Albania's PM Edi Rama blames 'hybrid war' for fuelling unrest across the country ADVERTISEMENT Tech News Digital bank Revolut suffers worldwide outage: everything you need to know Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's $12bn business drive gathers pace during Rubio visit World News Alberta rejects independence referendum plan, but separatists vow to keep fighting Europe News Kallas: Russian Black Sea strikes deepen ‘perfect storm’ for world food supplies No Comment Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars’s moon Phobos Europe News Zelenskyy calls for trilateral talks with Putin and Trump after meeting with US delegation in Oslo Europe At least five killed and thousands evacuated as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain World News Ukraine carries out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT