Women’s strike gets Catholic archbishop’s ‘imprimatur’
► Work stoppages, rallies, marches set for national Women’s Strike Thursday ► The national 8-M Huelga Feminina women’s strike scheduled for International…
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Supreme Court acquits Twitterer of extolling terrorism
► Tweets on 1973 ETA bombing of Franco minister did not incite to violence ► Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) issued a…
Housing, anti-eviction rally to target PP headquarters
► Saturday march & rally in Madrid to protest PP blockage of legislation ► Anti-eviction activists and supporters of affordable housing will…
Men call out macho behaviour in #TúTambién campaign
► Video campaign reminds men they too can be guilty of ‘machista’ conduct ► A social-media campaign featuring a video of male…
Spain faces uphill climb to meet EU recycling targets
► Among worst recyclers in EU, Spain pins hopes on ‘Circular Economy’ plan ► Spain is facing a steep uphill climb to…
Ciudadanos unblocks PP obstruction of ‘Gag Law’ reform
► Move isolates PP, paves way for repeal of controversial security measures ► After nearly a year of parliamentary delays orchestrated by…
Mobile apps win humanitarian awards at MWC 2018
► Cruz Roja awards recognize emergency, volunteering, child-protection apps ► The Cruz Roja Española (Spanish Red Cross) on Tuesday presented the organization’s…
300pct increase in migrants, refugees arriving by boat
► Andalucia surge as migrants reroute from Libya, Eastern Mediterranean ► The number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving by boat to…
Reports say Spain too lax against racism, discrimination
► European agency report calls for independent body on racism, intolerance ► The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has called…
Hunting lobby sways Castilla-La Mancha on greyhounds
â–º Move to exclude hunting dogs from new regional animal-protection law â–º The regional government of Castilla-La Mancha has bowed to the…
PACMA protests ‘Fallas’ bullfights in Valencia #VIDEO
► Activists says Valencia’s coalition government backsliding on animal rights ► Hundreds of animal-rights activists gathered in downtown Valencia Saturday to protest…
Amnesty report criticizes Spain on human rights issues
► Report cites freedom of speech, refugees, evictions, excessive police force ► Amnesty International has criticized the Spanish government’s handling of human…
Are there really ‘political prisoners’ in Spain?
► Jailed Catalan leaders not considered ‘political prisoners’ by Amnesty Intn’l► The president of the executive committee of Catalonia’s Parlament, Rogert Torrent,…
Rajoy gov’t loses another renewables arbitration case
► Panel orders Spain to pay €53mn to NovEnergia over solar energy changes ► The Partido Popular (PP) government of President Mariano…
Legislators want safe wildlife passage across highways
► Drivers hit hundreds of animals each year, 36 Iberian Lynx killed since 2016 ► Spain’s congressional Commission of Road Safety and…
Socialists call for injunction to break Catalonia deadlock
► Court asked to start clock on two-month deadline toward new election ► Catalonia’s regional Socialist party filed a request for an…
Fair-trade group highlights benefits of SPP products
► Small producers label certifies fair-trade, self-managed co-op products ► Spain’s National Fair-Trade Coordinating Council (CECJ, Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo) has…
Congress vote urges end to Hazte Oír special tax status
► Unidos-Podemos resolution says gov’t should rescind ‘public interest’ status ► The Interior Commission of Spain’s Congress of Deputies has called upon…
Labour unions set work stoppages for Int’l Womens’ Day
► Unions plan workplace assemblies to discuss gender inequality on the job ► It’s official: hundreds of thousands of workers affiliated with…
Podemos, Socialists compete on equal-pay legislation
► Parties could merge their proposals in face of opposition from political right ► As Spain’s Congress prepared to begin debate today…
Greenpeace protests Spanish arms sales to Saudi Arabia
► Activists say Saudi coalition uses weapons to target civilians in Yemen war ► Police in the Spanish port city of Bilbao…
Endangered osprey breeding project kicks off on Montgó
► Plan creates breeding area for ‘sea hawks’ migrating from Africa each year ► A dwindling number of ospreys that migrate annually…
PP gov’t advances overseas aid plan rejected by NGOs
► Government to hold 2018 foreign aid spending to lowest levels since 1980s ► Spain’s governing Partido Popular (PP) has relied on…
NGOFILE :: Médicos Sin Fronteras
Médicos Sin Fronteras (or Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF), known in English as “Doctors Without Borders,” is an international non-governmental organization that since…
New set of PSOE norms consolidates Sánchez leadership
► Limits placed on power of regional ‘barons’ who ousted party leader in 2016 ► Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) is set to…
Aid NGOs fear negative fallout from Oxfam Haiti scandal
► Widening scandal threatens to undermine humanitarian work of all NGOs ► Spain’s umbrella federation of overseas development aid and humanitarian relief…
#VIDEO: Podemos demands mortgage protection reform
► Unidos Podemos wants total revamp of PP’s proposed mortgage legislation ► ► Party demands more transparency, banks supervision, consumer protection ►…
Torrent puts brakes on Puigdemont plan in Catalonia
► Catalan parliament leader to ask European Court of Human Rights for ruling ► An effort to enable Carles Puigdemont to be…
Unions say women receive 37% less pension than men
► Women receive €500/month less, avg pensions-gap 41% in some regions ► Spain’s leading trade union federations are calling special attention to…
Save the Children urges lowering voting age to 16 years
► NGO says youth need more say on decisions affecting their rights & future ► As Spain’s political parties continue to discuss…
Activists say abused women twice-victimized by courts
► Groups decry lack of counsel, light sentences, scant protection from abusers ► A coalition of Spanish feminist associations have denounced mistreatment…