Teenagers urge Congress to act to protect children
• Save the Children campaign to combat child poverty, protection from violence • Congressional reps say they’ll work to enact comprehensive child…
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#VIDEO: PACMA denounces ‘Toro Jubilo’ cruelty
• Annual ‘bulls on fire’ festival caused animal ‘tremendous stress, anxiety’ • Bull believed to have suffered head injuries, burns to corneas…
PSOE begins ‘purge’ of deputies for anti-Rajoy vote
• Socialists replace Pons, Zaragoza in EU congressional committee posts • Aragon party removes Sumelza from leadership of parliamentary group The interim…
PP’s education law first casualty in new Congress
• Controversial 2013 LOMCE law on the block after 208-133 vote in Congress • Vote marks first of several reversals seen for…
#VIDEO: Cáritas focus on dignity, rights of homeless
• Catholic relief agency video stresses human dignity of Spain’s homeless • With ‘more than 40,000 on the streets, we’re not respecting…
Millions of Spanish households risk energy cutoffs
• Grandmother’s death in apartment fire raises level of ire over energy poverty • Activists say utility companies emboldened by court ruling…
#VIDEO: Guardiola ‘joins’ NGO refugee rescue team
• Manchester City manager backs Proactiva’s refugee rescue in Mediterranean • Since 2015, Barcelona-based NGO has rescued thousands of refugees at sea…
Spain falling on annual EU-wide social justice index
• Children, adolescents at most risk of social exclusion from poverty, report says • Despite signs of recovery, Spain has second-highest youth…
UN puts Spain on notice over Garzón disbarment
• Garzón disbarred in 2012 over allegations related to handling of Gürtel case • Ex-judge’s attorneys claim real reason was probe into…
Congress set to broaden gender-violence legislation
• Measures introduced by PSOE and PP to strengthen 2004 gender-violence law • Parties seek greater protection, tougher sanctions against ‘machista’ violence…
Iglesias-backed slate wins Podemos Madrid contest
• Espinar’s ‘Juntas Podemos’ slate wins 50.27% of vote in high-turnout election • Teresa Rodríguez wins Andalucia, Podemos Aragon marks distance with…
Mola remains removed from monument in Pamplona
• General responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in Civil War disinterred • Despite objections, city also to remove remains of 1936…
High turnout for Podemos Madrid leadership vote
• Results in hotly contested Madrid regional leadership race expected Friday • Turnout of more than 27,000 activists nearly doubles last internal…
Adif brings Fair Trade to railway travelers this week
• Products from farmers, coops in Africa, Asia and Latin America available • Campaign to raise awareness about fair trade, development &…
PSOE Balearics pact at risk over Podemos crisis
• Podemos suspends membership of parliament president, triggering crisis • Three-way pact with Podemos, Més environmentalists may face renegotiation The Balearic Islands…
Groups challenge Madrid anti-homophobia law
• Former PP legislators seek court ruling on Madrid law’s constitutionality • Complaint filed on behalf of 20 organisations says law violates…
Greenpeace petitions Fenosa to stop Doñana project
• Environmental NGO calls for immediate halt to Gas Natural Fenosa drilling • Petition launched to save UNESCO World-Heritage site from gas…
Starting today, women in Spain working for free
• UGT says women work 54 days more than men for same annual earnings • Union launches #YoTrabajoGratis (‘I Work for Free’)…
Congress urged to apologise over Franco-era abuses
• Historical Memory activists seek official censure of 1936 military uprising • ARMH calls for apology, national day commemorating Franco-era victims Spain’s…
NGOs call for pact against poverty, social exclusion
• Government minister urged to move quickly to reduce poverty, inequalities • Umbrella NGO group faults political deadlock for increased social exclusion…
Activists: environment minister ‘bad news’ for Spain
• Groups say García Tejerina signals continued negative environmental policies • Activists call for immediate ratification of Paris Accord on greenhouse gases…
‘Adelante’ appears to lead Podemos Madrid race
• Slate led by Rita Maestre, Tania Sánchez wins local party platform planks • Podemos Madrid leadership contest to be decided after…
Caixa Forum Madrid opens ‘Somos Migrantes’ show
• ‘We are Migrants’ photo exhibit runs through Jan 8th at Caixa Forum Madrid • Works by 14 photographers shows plight of…
Ex-Franco Minister rails at ‘Historical Memory’ law
• Utrera Molina, under investigation on rights charges, lashes out at legislation • Former minister signed 1974 garroting death warrants for anti-Franco…
UN agency wants Spain to get serious on refugees
• UNHCR says time for Spain to move from words to action on refugee crisis • Spain has resettled just 687 of…
Activists seek action on equality, gender violence
• Feminist groups demand ‘Equality Ministry’, reform of gender-violence law • Congress likely to reform law, but budget cuts leave initiatives underfunded…
NGOFILE :: Médicos del Mundo
• Médicos del Mundo ~ Doctors of the World Médicos del Mundo is the Spanish affiliate of Médecins du Monde (MdM), an…
Sánchez launches campaign to reclaim, rebuild PSOE
• In exclusive television interview, Sánchez denounces ‘El País’ editorial threats • Calls PSOE interim caretaker ‘shameful’, says rank-and-file must reclaim party…
PSOE abstentions enable Rajoy minority gov’t
• PP’s Mariano Rajoy wins simple 170 majority, will form new government • Fifteen Socialist deputies break ranks with party and vote…
Sánchez resigns seat rather than abstain on Rajoy
• Cites ‘profound differences’ with Socialists’ interim caretaker administration • To embark on national drive to ‘recover’ PSOE for rank-and-file membership Just…
Rajoy to postpone controversial testing of students
• Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers & parents protest LOMCE law • Acting-PM pledges postponement of ‘reválidas’ for ESO, ‘bachillerato’ students…