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Portuguese police clear housing protest camps in Lisbon and detain dozens

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Covered by 4 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

6 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Police in Lisbon moved in early on Tuesday to clear housing protest encampments and detained dozens of people, according to reports. Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera put the number of arrests at no fewer than 55, and Al Jazeera says the clearances also covered camps in Porto. France 24 reports that demonstrators oppose recent government housing measures and plan a new gathering in the coming days despite the clearance. Al Jazeera reports that protesters have since returned to some of the camps, and Deutsche Welle reports that demonstrators vow to continue their campaign for affordable housing.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Police cleared housing protest camps in Lisbon.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, France 24

  2. Police arrested at least 55 people during the clearances, according to reports; another report said dozens were detained.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  3. The clearances also covered protest camps in Porto, according to one report.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  4. Demonstrators oppose recent government housing measures and are calling for a new gathering in the coming days.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  5. Protesters have returned to some of the cleared camps, according to one report.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Lisbon police cleared housing protest camps and that dozens, at least 55 by some counts, were arrested. The left headlines stress detentions and protesters returning to the camps, while the center headlines stress the police clearance and the demonstrators' continued cost-of-housing campaign.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines put the arrests and the protesters' return to cleared camps first, presenting the police clearance as the event that set off the story.

    Dozens Detained in Lisbon After Police Remove Protest Encampment
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines frame the event as police clearing demonstrators, with one stressing that the protests continue over housing costs and calls for new gatherings.

    Portugal police clear demonstrators from protest camps against cost of housing
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • arrests of dozens of people
  • protesters returning to cleared camps
  • camps in Lisbon and Porto

Leaves out

  • recent government housing measures that protesters oppose

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • police clearing protest camps
  • demonstrators opposing the cost of housing
  • continued protest campaign
  • opposition to government housing measures

Leaves out

  • camps in Porto cleared

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • France 24Center

    Portugal police clear demonstrators from protest camps against cost of housing

    Portuguese demonstrators have been protesting against the cost of housing in the country. They are opposed to recent measures announced by the government and are calling for a new gathering in the coming days, despite police clearing protest camps.

    Read at France 24 (opens in a new tab)
  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Portugal housing protests continue after police clear camps

    Demonstrators vow to continue their campaign to call for affordable housing in Portugal after police cleared tent camps and arrested at least 55 people.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 20, 4:44 AM EDT

  • Center

    14 hr 26 min later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 7:11 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 20, 4:44 AM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 20, 7:11 PM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 20, 10:19 PM EDT
  4. France 24CenterOct 21, 8:31 AM EDT

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