Space mission of China. Clashes after union strike in Lisbon. OVD-Info labeled extremist in Russia.

Space mission of China. Clashes after union strike in Lisbon. OVD-Info labeled extremist in Russia.

You’re watching news from the weekly rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is June 6th, 2:30 PM.

On May 24 at 11:08 PM Beijing time, a Changzheng-2F rocket launched the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAzkMGFqz8

About three and a half hours later, the spacecraft docked with the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station.
english.news.cn/20260525/e71e193dd1d14e1193edc9173f3f0477/c.html

The crew will stay at the station for about six months and conduct dozens of scientific and applied experiments. One crew member will remain in orbit for a full year to study the limits of human adaptation and performance during long-duration spaceflight.
www.npr.org/2026/05/25/g-s1-124179/china-launches-shenzhou-23-spacecraft

At the end of the year, Shenzhou-24 will bring a Pakistani astronaut to the station to replace one of the crew members.
www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/china-shenzhou-23-astronaut-launch-tiangong-space-station

On June 3, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP-IN) held a general strike against the government's "labor package." According to the unions, the "labor package" legalizes firings without just cause, extends and deregulates working hours, undermines maternity and paternity rights and weakens collective bargaining agreements and the right to strike.
www.cgtp.pt/greve-geral/22564-greve-geral-3-junho-2026-resolucao

The march in Lisbon ended peacefully by 4:15 PM. Around 6 PM, as police were reopening traffic near parliament, a group of dozens of young people put barricades back up, threw bottles and firecrackers and set trash cans on fire. After issuing warnings, police moved in with batons. By 7 PM, the area was calm. Some people were detained.
www.publico.pt/2026/06/04/sociedade/noticia/greve-geral-seis-detidos-apos-confrontos-junto-assembleia-vao-tribunal-sextafeira-2177129

The union confederation's secretary general, Tiago Oliveira, denied that unions were involved in the clashes and blamed "groups that embed themselves in CGTP demonstrations," stressing that protests across the country were peaceful.
observador.pt/2026/06/04/disturbios-na-manifestacao-da-cgtp-foram-causados-por-grupos-infiltrados-diz-secretario-geral/

Superintendent Carlos Resende da Silva said those detained were not connected to the union march, which proceeded "normally." Interior Minister Luís Neves expressed "full confidence" in the police, calling their actions "measured, professional and responsible."
observador.pt/2026/06/04/greve-geral-atuacao-da-psp-nos-confrontos-junto-a-ar-foi-ponderada-e-responsavel-diz-ministerio-da-administracao-interna/

On June 4, Rosfinmonitoring added the human rights project OVD-Info to its list of "terrorists and extremists." The Memorial human rights center, along with more than 30 affiliated organizations, the Revolt Center and the Perm-36 museum were added at the same time.
profile.ru/news/society/proekt-ovd-info-vnesen-v-perechen-ekstremistov-i-terroristov-1867565/

The designation can bring criminal liability for involvement with OVD-Info, financing it or displaying its symbols. The project issued guidance advising people who visit Russia to delete reposts, links and logos.
ovdinfo.legal/instruction/pro-ekstremizm-ovdinfo

The work that Russian authorities call "extremism" is done by about 300 lawyers who receive detention alerts through a hotline and bot, go to police stations to see detainees and handle administrative and criminal cases so that no one is left alone against the system.
ovd.info/about

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