Madrid set for annual ‘Misión Abolición’ bullfight protest
• Protest march Saturday 5pm from ‘Puerta del Sol’ to Congress of Deputies • Support from Sara Sálamo, Clara Lago, Alexandra Jiménez,…
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Republican trade unionist killed in 1939 now laid to rest
• Timoteo Mendieta, dragged from home and executed at end of Civil War • First court-ordered exhumation of Franco victim since dictator’s…
Madrid kicks off nine days of ‘World Pride’ celebration
• Most important LGBT celebration worldwide arrives to Spain’s capital city • World Pride Madrid 2017 honours 40 years of struggle for…
Madrid installs LGBT signals for World Pride 2017 fest
• Madrid pedestrian crossings readied for 23rd June start of World Pride 2017 • Global LGBT festival coincides with 40th anniversary of…
Unidos Podemos to challenge PSOE over Rajoy censure
• Unidos Podemos coincides 20th May Madrid demo with PSOE leadership vote • Left coalition to use protest to confront Socialists over…
NGO protests penguin captivity in Madrid’s Fundia park
• Alma Animal says it’s time to stop being accomplices to animal exploitation • Short YouTube video shows penguins in captivity at…
City of Madrid to remove 52 Franco-era street names
• Ahora Madrid, PSOE, Ciudadanos vote to remove signs glorifying Franco-era • After tense debate, Partido Popular’s Madrid city councilors abstain from…
Madrid removes Condor Legion cemetery monument
• Monument removed on 80th anniversary of Condor Legion’s Guernica bombing • Seven Condor Legion aviators reburied in simple, individually marked graves…
PP Madrid’s Aguirre resigns amid party corruption probe
• Resignation follows arrest of Aguirre’s former right-hand man in Madrid region • Second high-level corruption probe in a week to rock…
Court acquits Femen activists over 2013 Madrid protest
• Spanish Femen group staged protest to counter Catholic anti-abortion march • Judge says protest was legitimate, peaceable exercise of freedom of…
Podemos ‘Tramabus’ campaign denounces corruption
• Bus campaign depicts politicians, bankers party says have corrupted Spain • PSOE irked over depiction of ex-President Felipe González among ‘corruptos’…
NGOFILE :: Asociación Ve-la luz ~ ‘See the Light’ Association
• Asociación Ve-la luz ~ ‘See the Light’ Association The Asociación Ve-la luz (‘See the Light’ Association) was formed by a group…
Hazte Oir’s transphobic message meets with resistance
• Ultra-Catholic group’s message deemed hate-speech, discriminatory in Spain • Activists attack bus in New York, as group tries to internationalize its…
Madrid high court upholds ban on killing mountain goats
• PACMA hails victory for Guadarrama mountain goats faced with culling plan • Madrid regional gov’t plan would have hunters kill 2,500…
Madrid panel lists Franco-era street names to be axed
• Special commission proposes change to 47 pro-Franco street and plaza names • New signs to honor 10 Women, 23 men, victims…
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…
Oxfam Intermón to open new charity shops in Spain
• Spanish affiliate of global NGO to open shops in Madrid, Barcelona this week • NGO drive to increase funding sees 50…
#VIDEO: COGAM kicks off 2017 with gay pride video
• Madrid LGBT Collective video issues call to protect diversity, guarantee equality • 30-year-old activist group sets sights on 2017 as year…
Madrid Socialists want ‘Primaries & Congress Now!’
• PSOE-Madrid president Manuel Robles backs call for Congress on March 21st • Madrid Socialists join growing national push for new party…
Nationwide rallies Dec. 12th to protest war in Syria
• Facebook campaign goes viral, anti-war demonstrations to be held in 13 cities • Peaceful rallies to focus on plight of 470,000 war…
Madrid mayor balks at social spending rollback
• Manuela Carmena says she’ll not back away from 200-mn euro spending hike • Mayor reaffirms commitment to projected 21% increase in…
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…
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…
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…
Street protests called for Congress vote on Rajoy
• ‘Surround Congress’ demo called by 25-S platform in repeat of 2012 protest • Interior Ministry mobilizes National Police riot squads to…
Barcelona seeks migrant detention centre closure
• City official cites ‘infrahuman’ conditions for immigrants, asylum seekers • Interior Ministry given 20 days to transfer detainees or face legal…
Podemos Madrid leadership battle heats up
• ‘Pablistas’ cut deal with ‘Anticapitalistas’ to block pro-Errejón ‘Adelante’ group • Errejónistas quickly counter, announcing broader alliance with other factions In…
‘Adelante’ leaders seek more inclusive Podemos
• ‘Adelante’ platform wants broader ideological, gender diversity in Podemos • See move further left, abandoning social-democratic centre as mistake for party…
Not everyone in Spain exalts Hispanic Heritage Day
• Madrid and Barcelona mayors, Podemos’ Iglesias avert celebrations today • Catalan nationalists claim sovereignty, solidarity with indigenous America “In fourteen hundred…
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…