Portugal’s government rejects paying reparations for colonial, slavery legacy
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Portugal’s government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. From the 15th to the 19th century, six million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic […]
Portugal’s democracy turns 50: big crowd commemorates Carnation Revolution
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Tens of thousands of people marched through Lisbon on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Portugal’s “Carnation Revolution” that toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe and ushered in democracy. Support for the far right has revived in Portugal in recent years but a large crowd took to the streets of […]