PP now hopes for more than Socialist abstention
• PSOE caretaker committee leans toward abstention to seat Rajoy gov’t • PP leaders say abstention not enough, support in Congress also…
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Groups protest move to privatize migrant centres
• Activists protest Ciudadanos party’s move to privatize migrant centres • Spain’s CIE internment centres in violation of human rights, refugee norms…
Nearly 200 Franco-era victims found in mass graves
• Remains of 185 men and women killed by Franco-era forces found in Valladolid • Forensic team says additional mass graves may…
Catalan Socialists insist on ‘No’ vote against Rajoy
• PSC’s Iceta and Parlon insist on PSOE referendum over Rajoy abstention • Interim PSOE administrator says deputies will not be free…
Socialist ‘barons’ oust Pedro Sánchez in party coup
• PSOE leader fails in bid to have members decide leadership, party’s direction • Party now led by committee, likely to abstain…
EC gives Spain 60 days to fix asylum procedures
• EC gives Spain 60 days to correct irregularities in processing asylum seekers • Spain could be hauled before European Court of…
Spain fair-trade purchases up, still lag rest of Europe
• Fair-trade foodstuffs comprise 93% of 35 million euros consumed in 2015 • 20% of Spaniards bought fair-trade last year, but avg…
Sánchez, critics face-off set for Saturday meeting
•Sánchez hangs on, despite attempted coup by critics led by Susana Díaz • Federal Committee meeting Saturday may decide leader’s fate, party’s…
Richard Gere supports homeless project in Valencia
• American actor, partner Alejandra Silva at signing of accord with Valencia gov’t • RAIS Fundación to work with Valencia to shelter…
Spain accepts more refugees from Syria and Iraq
• Spain has resettled just 643 asylum seekers of 160,000 pledged in EU accord • EU countries have taken 5,651 refugees in…
Susana Díaz leads charge against PSOE’s Sánchez
• Andalucian party leader says if necessary she’ll challenge Sánchez leadership • Sánchez won’t resign, even if opponents block leadership vote, party…
Podemos breaks pacts with PSOE regional ‘barons’
• Podemos breaks with Socialists in Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura • Back-to-back moves undercut PSOE regional ‘Barons’ critical of Pedro Sánchez The…
Cáritas: Fewer poor in Spain, but more impoverished
• Church social services agency says fewer poor requiring greater assistance • Assistance needed to meet basic household needs up by 40…
Sánchez defies PSOE critics with leadership election
• Socialist leader calls vote as referendum on his refusal to back Rajoy gov’t • Regional PSOE bosses who want abstention on…
#VIDEO: Trafficking, sex slavery problem in Spain
• Médicos del Mundo say 14,000 women victims of sex traffickers in Spain • Madrid’s Universidad Pontificia says 30-40,000 at risk of…
NGOFILE :: Acción contra el Hambre ~ Action Against Hunger
• Acción contra el Hambre ~ Action Against Hunger (ACT International) Acción contra el Hambre is the Spanish affiliate of international non-governmental…
PP buoyed, PSOE hurt by Galician, Basque elections
• Rajoy protégé Feijóo’s victory in Galicia seen as boon to national PP prospects • Poor Socialist showing in both regions undermine…
NGOFILE :: Fundación Alma Animal ~ Animal Soul Foundation
• Fundación Alma Animal ~ Animal Soul Foundation • The Fundación Alma Animal (“Animal Soul Foundation”) is a Spanish non-governmental organization founded…
New forensic dig near Granada seeks Lorca remains
• Archaeologists work to find remains of three others killed with Spanish poet • Team hopes that Lorca’s remains will also be…
EU Court ruling to benefit Spain healthcare workers
• Court says Spain tries to use ‘temporary’ contracts to deny workers benefits • Ruling seen as boon to ‘temp’ healthcare workers…
NGOFILE :: Ayuda en Acción ~ ActionAid
• Ayuda en Acción ~ ActionAid • Ayuda en Acción (ActionAid) is the Spanish affiliate of ActionAid International, a global non-governmental organization…
Leadership battle for control of Podemos heats up
• Errejón and Iglesias trade barbs via Twitter over Podemos strategy & tactics • Leaders’ differences at heart of upcoming regional, local…
NGOs contest Felipe VI’s remarks at UN on refugees
• Spain not ‘doing everything in its power’ to help refugees, say leading NGOs • Groups cite rights of asylum, failure to…
NGOFILE :: FAADA ~ Foundation for Advice and Action in Defense of Animals
• Fundació para el Asesoramiento y Acción en Defensa de los Animales (FAADA) ~ Foundation for Advice and Action in Defense of…
‘Franquista’ generals Mola, Sanjurjo to be exhumed
• Pamplona to remove remains of 1936 military coup plotters from monument • Move by city government gets backing from regional parliament…
Madrid urban art expo links tax fraud to poverty
• Oxfam-Intermón sponsored exhibit stresses negative impact of tax avoidance • Seven urban artists show work linking tax fraud to poverty, social…
Podemos leadership votes set for 3 regions, 12 cities
• Slates favoring Iglesias, Errejón and ‘Anti-Capitalistas’ vying for control • Madrid, Andalucia, Extremadura and 12 cities to renew local party leadership…
NGO denounces persistence of racism across Spain
• SOS Racismo detected 247 racist incidents in 2015, including 96 ‘hate crimes’ • Sub-Saharan migrants most prone to suffer racist aggression,…
#VIDEO: WWF urges Spain to save Doñana wetlands
• NGO says 4,000 species at risk due to dredging, farming and mining activities • UNESCO says World Heritage site in danger…
Socialist party ‘barons’ gear up pressure on Sánchez
• Susana Díaz criticizes party leader, calls for abstention enabling Rajoy gov’t • Regional barons, ex-party presidents lining up against Pedro Sánchez…
NGOFILE :: RAIS Fundación
•RAIS Fundación ~ RAIS Foundation • RAIS Fundación (RAIS Foundation) is a national non-profit organisation that was founded in 1998 with the…