The demonstration called by the CPPC, CGTP-IN, MPPM, and Projecto Ruído in the late afternoon of the 4th in Lisbon was large and intense. Banners, posters, and slogans demanded an end to the genocide and occupation, peace, and respect for the national rights of the Palestinian people. Encouraged by the Rhythms of Resistance, the protesters demanded immediate recognition of the State of Palestine from the Portuguese authorities.
On May 15th, at Casa do Alentejo in Lisbon, the Nakba was marked by resistance, solidarity, warmth, and friendship. In an initiative co-organized by the CPPC, CGTP-IN, MPPM, and Projeto Ruído, Palestinian culture was celebrated with music, dance, decorations, and cuisine. The Portuguese people's solidarity with the Palestinians, both here and in Palestine, who continue to suffer at the hands of the genocide perpetrated by Israel, was clearly evident.
On May 5th, in Rossio Square, Lisbon, a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinian children murdered in the genocide perpetrated by Israel was held. With posters, postcards, songs, and slogans, dozens of people reaffirmed the urgency of ending the massacres. A 20-meter list with the names of 2,000 Palestinian children, of the more than 17,000 that Israel has already murdered, was displayed, revealing the barbarity of these crimes.
Following the first Concert for Peace of 2025 held in April, in Matosinhos, another three concerts followd this one in different cities in the North of Portugal
Porto
On May 4th, another Concert for Peace took place at the Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida, reaffirming the importance of fighting for a culture of Peace.
During the afternoon, hundreds of people attended the Concert, which featured the generous participation of: Balleteatro, Bando dos Gambozinos, Moura, Teresa Costa, Tiago Candal, Miguel Meirinhos and Elizabete Merêncio.
Exactly 49 years ago, on April 24, 1976, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) was formally established, inheriting and continuing the peace movement that emerged in the 1950s, which faced the repression of the fascist regime and fought bravely against war, including the colonial war, in favor of peace, disarmament, solidarity and cooperation among the peoples of the world, and respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter.
The U.S. Peace Council strongly condemns the outrageous, criminal and illegal attack on the sovereign state of Iran by the United States administration of Donald P. Trump. This flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and the Nuremberg condemnation of wars of choice, should serve as a graphic demonstration that U.S. imperialism continues to operate beyond the boundaries of law, rejecting any accountability or constraints on its behavior.
The WPC condemns in the strongest way the air attacks of the US Air Force against Iranian nuclear sites under the pretext that Iran is preparing to obtain nuclear weapons. This attack does not only violate every sense of international law, it constitutes a blatant act of aggression and the application of the "law of the jungle".
Statement of the COSPAZ
On the recent developments in the Middle East
On the afternoon of April 13, the first Peace Concert of 2025 took place at the Constantino Nery Municipal Theater of Matosinhos. Organized by the CPPC with the support of the City of Matosinhos, the Concert featured interventions from various areas, provided by people of different ages. The opening and presentation was by Iolanda Oliveira, who read an excerpt from a Palestinian author.
