Mas fined, barred from office over Catalan referendum
• Mas found guilty of promoting unconstitutional independence referendum • Former Catalan president fined, barred from public office for two years In…
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Refugees trapped by U.S., EU limits on asylum, say NGOs
• Oxfam Intermón, CEAR say Spain not doing enough to help stranded refugees • Increased U.S., EU restrictions seen hitting Syrian refugees…
NGOs press EU lawmakers on rabbit-farming conditions
• Animal-rights orgs say millions of animals suffering in cages across Europe • NGOs press EU parliament to impose sanitary norms in unregulated industry Spanish…
Sánchez, López call for unity, Díaz set to join PSOE race
• Former PSOE leader Sánchez calls for unity as Susana Díaz about to enter race • Patxi López calls for run-off ballot…
Protesters call for protection of Spain’s Iberian Wolf
• Marchers in Madrid demand gov’t declare Iberian Wolf protected species • Organizers call for end to hunting and attacks on Spain’s native…
Judge in Alicante orders Franco-era signage restored
• Alicante council’s decision to remove 46 Franco-era signs overturned by court • City vows to appeal lower court decision to Valencia…
Iglesias slate wins resounding Podemos victory
• Slate led by Pablo Iglesias wins 60% of seats on Podemos ‘Consejo Ciudadano’ • Errejón slate eclipsed, members opt for left-leaning…
Podemos Vistalegre 2 balloting to decide party’s future
• 456,443 Podemos members finish voting all this week on series of measures • ‘Errejónistas’ vs ‘Pablistas’ leadership battle to be decided…
Greenpeace calls for action to save bee population
• Greenpeace wants a gov’t timetable for banning pesticides that are killing bees • NGO says pesticides to blame for decimation of…
Women win lawsuit against Ryanair in Spain
• Malaga court rules Ryanair’s ‘Red Hot Fares & Crews’ sexist, unlawful in Spain • Feminist groups laud decision on adverts, banned…
Sánchez calls for return to Socialists’ activist roots
• Ousted PSOE leader gathers overflow crowd of supporters in Zaragoza • Sánchez raps caretaker commission effort to impose limits on next…
Abuse victims to get parole warnings via SMS
• Women at risk to receive SMS messages before attackers released from jail • Program alerts gender-violence victims to change in attacker’s…
PACMA urges ratification of EU animal welfare treaty
• Animal-rights party urges full ratification of Convention on Animal Protection • Group reject’s PP proposal to allow mutilation of pets for…
Podemos crisis as Bescansa resigns leadership post
• Podemos co-founder resigns amid leadership crisis between Iglesias, Errejón • Party’s number-three leader had been trying to broker a compromise solution…
NGO calls on Spain to protect refugee children
• Save The Children makes appeal in wake of drowning of 6-year-old off Cadiz • In 2016, 1,500-plus refugee, migrant children drowned…
IU warns of EU changes on refugees, asylum seekers
• IU’s MEP Marina Albiol says Trump-style restrictions on refugees underway • Draft legislative amendments would change EU policies toward asylum seekers…
Pedro Sánchez officially joins race to lead Socialists
• Ex-PSOE leader sees candidacy ‘plebiscite’ over who should control of party • Sánchez joins Patxi López in race, Andalucia’s Susana Díaz…
#VIDEO: MdM awards Luis Valtueña photo prize
• Médicos del Mundo awards Luis Valtueña prize to Russian Sergei Stroitelev • 270 photographers from 45 counties in 2017 humanitarian photo…
Sánchez to take campaign to reclaim PSOE to Sevilla
• Ousted PSOE leader to headline rally Saturday in Susana Díaz stronghold • Sánchez rally hopes to turn out 10,000 local PSOE…
#VIDEO: Ygualex app targets youth gender violence
• Mobile app seeks to stem harassment, violence against school-age girls, teens • Available for Android & iOS, app lets users get…
Socialists decry PP cuts to gender-equality funding
• PSOE condemns gender-equality funding cuts for small-businesses, universities • Socialists say cuts show PP sees equal-pay, rights for women as unimportant…
Spaniards showing more tolerance for immigrants
• High-level of rejection of immigrants during ‘boom’ years appears to be easing • 55 more Syrian, Iraqi refugees arrive to Spain,…
FAADA launches ‘I Am Someone’ #VIDEO campaign
• Fundación AlmaAnimal video campaign to raise awareness on bullfighting • 12 activists X 12 months telling the story of the suffering…
Errejón wants term limits for Podemos, no IU merger
• Proposals would block Izquierda Unida merger, decentralize power in Podemos • Two-term limit would see Iglesias exit gen secretary post after 2020 elections The…
Sexual assault charges on rise at Spain’s campuses
• Professor suspended at Complutense over complaints by six graduate students • Allegations of cover-ups in Barcelona, Sevilla amid general climate of…
PSOE’s Sánchez said ready to launch leadership bid
• Former Socialist leader’s aides tell press he’s set to announce next week • A Sánchez bid to lead PSOE would make…
Disabled passengers to protest Ryanair in Madrid
• Protest rally salted for Saturday at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport • Airline charged with discriminating against disabled passengers at boarding Budget…
Errejón, ‘Anticaps’ oppose Iglesias’ leadership style
• Íñigo Errejón, ‘Anticapitalistas’ against Iglesias’ ‘hyper-leadership’ style • Errejón proposes rule changes to limit power of Podemos general secretary In an…
#VIDEO: PACMA calls for end to Mijas ‘tourist taxis’
• Animal-rights party renews demand to end use of burros as ‘tourist taxis’ • Group calls attention to poor treatment of animals…
Just three Spaniards own more than 30% poorest
• Zara chain’s Ortega, his daughter and Mercadona’s Roig top wealth pyramid • Oxfam Intermón says three own more than 14.2 million…
U.S. expats in Spain to protest Trump inauguration
• Women’s Marches scheduled for Saturday 21st January in Barcelona, Granada • Inauguration Day protest in Valencia, march in Madrid set for…