Tag: Portugal
Portugal Fines Google for Enabling Access to Pirated Content
Portuguese Judges ordered Google to block the website EZTV, along with over 500 related subdomains. The Lisbon Intellectual Property Court has ruled against Google Portugal for allowing access to a website that shared pirated content, including films, TV series, newspapers, and books. RELATED: US Justice Department is Considering Breakup of Google The court ordered Google […]
September 18, 2024
Jail Awaits Neo-Nazi Who Called for Women’s Forced Prostitution
On Tuesday, the Criminal Court of Lisbon sentenced far-right extremist Mario Machado to two years and 10 months in prison for inciting hatred on social media, where he called for the “forced prostitution” of left-wing women. RELATED: Germany Arrests Far-Right Activists for Attempted Kidnapping The sentence from the Portuguese judges also includes Ricardo Pais, who […]
May 7, 2024
Right-Wing Wins Portugal’s Elections
With 95,04% of the votes counted, the conservative coalition Democratic Alliance (AD, center-right) leads with 30,8% of the votes this Sunday’s legislative elections in Portugal, which defines it as a clear winner. RELATED: Parliamentary Elections in Portugal With 51.96% Turnout In second place is positioned with 28,5% the Socialist Party (PS), led by Nuno Santos, […]
March 10, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Activists Graffiti Portuguese Foreign Ministry
On Sunday night, pro-Palestinian and climate activists vandalized and broke some windows at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Lisbon to denounce Portugal’s complicity with Israel and demand sanctions. RELATED: Geopolitical Issues Dominated the Munich Security Conference In a post on Instagram on Monday, the activists explained that these actions were carried out by […]
February 19, 2024
Portuguese Citizens To Elect New Government in March
On Monday, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signed a decree establishing the dissolution of the Portuguese Parliament and calling for legislative elections on March 10. RELATED: Portugal’s President Calls March Snap Elections The ongoing crisis began on November 7, 2023, when the Portuguese prosecution announced “Operation Influencer”, which investigates irregularities in lithium and hydrogen businesses. This, […]