Diana Correia Cardoso

Made Portuguese and Then Abandoned by the State. The Traumas and Struggle of a Former Mozambican Combatant.
[João Novais Moliua walks briskly up the street toward Lisbon’s Central Mosque. It is December 26. The city is returning to its usual pace, still tipsy with the Christmas spirit. The streets remain calm. Sidewalk cafés are nearly full, yet the streets feel deserted. It is almost four in the afternoon. The call to prayer has already sounded. Reaching the door, João doesn’t hesitate; he goes straight in. This is the place he goes to every day. The only place where he feels at ease. Where he finds the peace that was stolen from him 56 years ago.]

What is it like to work in the restaurant industry? The story of Lena, a waitress, shows us what it means to live under a barrage of insults, whims, and humiliations. To watch your physical and mental health waste away. Every day is a battle.

At Praça Martim Moniz, two opposing sides were represented: those who love God and the Church, and those who hate and fight it. We also found a young man who had freed himself from his chains and a curious Protestant. The night ended without incident, despite some exchanged provocations.

Aisha Noir, 27, gives a face and a voice to the struggles of the trans community in Portugal. On Transgender Day of Remembrance, hundreds of people gathered at Largo do Intendente in Lisbon to honor those killed by transphobic violence. They say there is still fear about walking the streets and are demanding access to more and better healthcare.

The preliminary investigation was opened on April 16. At issue is the alleged favoritism by Begoña Gómez toward a company in public contracts. Pedro Sánchez says he still "believes in justice."

In the calm of Carnival night, with the prison under maintenance work and failures in video surveillance and lighting, the two inmates carried out their escape. The government says they had no outside help.