Bias-motivated incidents in Portugal

Incidents over time

Every incident

9 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Woman stabbed to death by husband in Barbacena, Elvas

  A woman was killed with a knife by her husband at their home in Barbacena, in the municipality of Elvas, while the couple was in divorce proceedings; the man then took his own life.

  Oct 13 · BarbacenaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

August 2026

• US brothers denied entry to Lisbon nightclub over skin colour

  Two American brothers were refused entry to the K-Urban Beach nightclub in Lisbon, where a bouncer told them he did not like Black people and called one of them a slur.

  Aug 21 · LisbonRacism2 sources

• Portugal enacts law banning face coverings in public spaces

  Portugal's president signed into law a ban on face coverings in public spaces, a measure criticised as targeting Muslim women who wear full-face veils.

  Aug 18Religious Discrimination1 source

July 2026

• LGBT bar in Funchal vandalised for third time in a week

  The Lust Vintage bar in the Zona Velha of Funchal was vandalised again, the third such attack in a week, which the owners described as homophobia.

  Jul 18 · FunchalQueer Discrimination1 source

• Brazilian woman in Portuguese shelter told to 'go back to her own land'

  A Brazilian woman living in a shelter for domestic violence victims in Aveiro, Portugal, said a participant in a meeting with gender equality officials told her human rights were only for Portuguese people and that she should pack her bags and return to her own country.

  Jul 6 · AveiroRacismXenophobia1 source

June 2026

• Black director says she was threatened at Guimarães theatre rehearsal

  At a rehearsal at the Centro Cultural Vila Flor in Guimarães, the technical director of A Oficina aggressively threatened the Guinean-origin Portuguese director Isabél Zuaa, who said she was treated this way because she is Black.

  Jun 11 · GuimarãesRacism1 source

May 2026

• Synagogue in Lisbon vandalized with 'Free Palestine' slogan

  An inscription reading 'Free Palestine from the river to the sea' was written on the wall of the building next to the Lisbon Synagogue.

  May 21 · LisbonReligious Discrimination1 source

April 2026

• Iraqi refugee student assaulted by group of minors in Lisbon

  A 27-year-old Iraqi psychology student and refugee was surrounded and attacked by a group of about 20 minors who insulted him and struck him with stones and glass bottles on Alameda D. Afonso Henriques in Lisbon, requiring 22 stitches.

  Apr 25 · LisbonXenophobia1 source

February 2026

• Vinicius Junior racially abused during Real Madrid-Benfica match

  During a Champions League match at Benfica's stadium, Vinicius Junior accused Gianluca Prestianni of calling him a racist slur, prompting the referee to halt play and activate UEFA's anti-racism protocol.

  Feb 17 · LisbonRacism1 source

Elsewhere in Europe

• Belgium 10
• Bulgaria 10
• France 41
• Germany 32
• Greece 19
• Ireland 13
• Italy 68
• Netherlands 12
• North Macedonia 27
• Poland 12
• Spain 117
• United Kingdom 77