NGOFILE :: SOS Galgos ~ SOS Greyhounds
• SOS Galgos ~ SOS Greyhounds • SOS Galgos was founded in Barcelona in the year 2000 and works to defend the…
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NGOFILE :: Oxfam Intermón
• Oxfam Intermón • Oxfam Intermón is the affiliate in Spain of the international development aid organisation Oxfam. Originally founded in 1956…
NGOFILE :: Fundació Arrels
• Fundació Arrels ~ Arrels Foundation • The Fundació Arrels (Arrels Foundation) is a Barcelona-based non-governmntal organisation founded in 1987 and dedicated…
PETA, AnimaNaturalis protest ‘Running of Bulls’
• International animal-rights group PETA joins Spain’s AnimaNaturalis in protest • Demonstrators note bulls meet bloody death in bullring after annual ‘bull…
NGOFILE :: InfoCircos
• InfoCircos ~ InfoCircuses • InfoCircos, literally “Info Circuses,” is a coalition of organizations working in Spain to promote the protection of…
First Syrian refugees arrive to Spain from Turkey
• 65 Syrian refugees, one Iraqi arrived to Madrid from Turkish, Greek camps • Spain has now resettled 200 refugees, part of…
#VIDEO: Thousands march on World Refugee Day
• Marchers in dozens of cities call on Spain’s gov’t to accept more refugees • NGOs present 11 urgent points to speed…
Spain’s 2015 air quality fell for first time since 2008
• Nearly 99% of Spain breathes air polluted beyond WHO recommended levels • Suspended particles, NO2 and SO2 said to be alarmingly…
#VIDEO: Activists seek freedom for Spain’s dolphins
• Spain to hold 100 dolphins in captivity with new ‘Texas Ranch’ tourist shows • Activists call for closure of Spain’s 12…
#VIDEO: Protesters greet world’s largest cruise ship
• Barcelona protest cites negative impacts on environment, neighbourhoods • Taller than Eiffel Tower, 2,500 staterooms, 7,000 passengers and 2,000 crew About…
Podemos gives partners veto over Catalan plebiscite
• Podemos cedes veto power over post-election coalitions to Catalan partners • Accord effectively shackles governing pact to Catalan referendum litmus test…
POLITIFILE :: En Comú Podem ~ Together We Can
• En Comú Podem ~ Together We Can • En Comú Podem is an electoral coalition based in Spain’s northern region of…
POLITIFILE :: A Guide to Spain’s Political Parties
A guide to Spain’s leading political parties from Progressive Spain: NATIONAL :: Left-of-Centre Parties/Coalitions Partido Socialista Obrero Español ~ Spanish Socialist Workers…
Rivera faults PP, Podemos for general election re-run
• Ciudadanos leader says PP’s Rajoy wanted ‘grand coalition’ to avoid reforms • Centre-right leader rejects Podemos bid to curtail judiciary, press…
POLITIFILE :: Podemos ~ We Can
• Podemos ~ We Can Podemos is a left-wing populist and anti-austerity party founded in January 2014 with the goal of leveraging…
POLITIFILE :: Ciudadanos – Partido de la Ciudadanía
• Ciudadanos ~ Citizens / Partido de la Ciudadanía ~ Party of the Citizenry Ciudadanos, or Partido de la Ciudadanía, also known…
#VIDEO: Sánchez debuts 26-J PSOE ‘shadow cabinet’
• Party leader presents lineup of 20 candidates for PSOE cabinet posts • List includes male-female parity, former Ministers & Supreme Court…
Catalonia: Just 21% favor fast-track independence
• Public opinion against Catalan Parlament’s fast-track independence roadmap • Artur Mas’s CDC party falls to fourth place, behind ERC, Ciudadanos, PSC-PSOE…
Catalan ‘Mossos’ get first transsexual police agent
• Police expert on jihadist document falsification completes gender transition • Maria Reina cites ‘unconditional support’ from police colleagues, superiors A Catalan…
#VIDEO: Pro-refugee ‘okupas’ take over BCN’s Llotja
• Alternative Labour Day march spawns occupation of historic ‘Llotja’ building • Protesters demand building be used to shelter Mid-East refugees and…
#VIDEO: Activists attacked while filming ‘Correbous’
• Two women assaulted, cameras smashed by crowd at Correbous event • Second incident in 15 days against AnimaNaturalis activists in Ebro…
#VIDEO: Unions avow general strike over labour law
• Tens of thousands in ‘May Day’ marches in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities • Leadership threatens general strike if 2012 labour…
Regional allies mull electoral split from Podemos
• En Marea, Compromís & En Comú Podem consider break from Podemos • Move would give regional groups separate budget, privileges in…
Startups take on climate change in Valencia
• Fifteen startups selected in annual Climate-KIC Accelerator program • Ideas deemed economically viable, innovative in approach to climate change Fifteen business…
Colau warns Endesa, Gas Natural on energy cutoffs
• Barcelona mayor says utilities have yet to sign up to energy cutoff protocols • Companies face 100,000-euro fines per violation under…
#VIDEO: CEAR’s Getafe refugees center gets new ‘Welcome’ mural from Boa Mistura arts collective
• ‘Freedom does not need wings, what it needs is to put down roots’ • Madrid-based arts collective Boa Mistura completed a…
Catalanistas or fascists? Study says stereotypes skewing Catalan voters’ views of parties’ ideologies
• New study says voter perception of Catalanismo as left-wing is distorted • A new study of voter perceptions in Spain’s northeast…
WWF says Spanish cities, towns, corporations and organizations ready for Earth Hour 2016 on Saturday
• Hour-long ‘lights out’ for climate change Saturday from 8:30-9:30 pm • More than 300 Spanish cities and towns are joining 120…
International Women’s Day events planned for hundreds of cities, towns & villages across Spain
• March 8th celebration includes marches, rallies for equality, women’s rights • Thousands of women and men are set to march and…
Sánchez candidacy faces defeat, Socialists remind Podemos of support for Spain’s ‘mayors of change’
• Madrid mayor Carmena qualifies statement supporting Sánchez candidacy • As the presidential candidacy of Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez faces defeat…
Nearly 300 Spanish towns & cities join growing movement to prohibit use of animals in circus acts
• Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Málaga, Córdoba among cities joining ban • Nearly 300 towns and cities across Spain have joined a growing…