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Portugal: Anti-racists march

01 July 1995

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Over 10,000 people marched through Lisbon in June in Portugal's largest protest against racist attacks. The protest followed the killing of 27-year old Alcindo Monteiro, who was beaten to death by a racist skinhead gang who went on a two hour rampage, attacking every black person they came across. Demonstrators expressed anger at the slow response of the police. Alcindo's death was the eighth racist murder in Portugal in the last five years. The chair of Portugal's SOS-Racsimo, Jose Falcoa, commented: "Look how close the police station is. The place is stiff with cops, but they did nothing for two hours while 12 blacks were being beaten up". Independent, 16.7.95; see Statewatch, vol 5 no 3.

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