Judge upholds Carmena approach to Franco-era past
• Judge says Carmena gov’t can’t be accused of ‘inactivity’ on Historic Memory • Formation of commission, deliberative approach conforms to law,…
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Madrid animal-rights march vows end to bullfighting
• March from Puerta del Sol to Congress is largest anti-bullfighting protest yet • Animal-rights party PACMA pledges to fight until cruelty…
Pro-Errejón group emerges within Podemos Madrid
• ‘Proceso Adelante’ launches in runup to Podemos Madrid leadership contest • Former Iglesias partisans join Errejónistas in bid for control of…
Madrid LGBT activists target ongoing homophobia
• Activists cite 155 homophobic attacks in 2016, most recently in Chueca area • Arcópoli uses new Madrid law to denounce pseudo…
Madrid panel wants Franco-era honors rescinded
• Commission targets 8 individuals, 5 groups associated with Franco regime • Falange, JONS and military to lose ‘Medal of Honour’, ‘Favourite…
PSOE courts LGBT vote with 26-J campaign launch
• PSOE campaign kickoff set for Pedro Zerolo plaza in Madrid’s Chueca barrio • Socialists seek to retain LGBT loyalty in crucial…
‘Unidos Podemos’ targets key regions to beat PSOE
• Campaign strategists eye Catalonia, Valencia, Balearics, Andalucia & Madrid • Left-wing coalition hopes to surpass Socialists in votes and seats in…
#VIDEO: Flamenco artist lends voice to animal rights
• Capital Animal 2016 culminates with Niño de Elche ‘Flamenco protest’ concert • Madrid arts collective raises public awareness about animal cruelty…
Greenpeace scales Madrid towers to protest TTIP
• Greenpeace activists unfurl banner calling for halt to EU-US TTIP trade deal • Action follows on Greenpeace Netherlands’ leak of TTIP…
Homeless activist targets Partido Popular in Madrid
• Activist blames PP for social-spending cuts that have left thousands homeless • Removed from front of party offices by police, Lagarder…
Select panel to rid Madrid of Franco-era glorification
• Broad-based committee to rename 150 streets, plazas honoring Franco era • Names changes to comply with 2007 ‘Historic Memory’ law, stalled…
#VIDEO: Unions avow general strike over labour law
• Tens of thousands in ‘May Day’ marches in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities • Leadership threatens general strike if 2012 labour…
Madrid protesters denounce LGBTphobic attacks
• Puerta del Sol protest points to 64 LGBTphobic attacks in Madrid since Jan. 1st • Demand city & regional gov’t action…
NGO supports mobile app to fight child malnutrition
• ‘Acción contra el Hambre’ & Complutense team build photo diagnosis app • Call for help in beta-testing in Spain prior to…
Sunlight, water & CO2 seen as new source of jet fuel
• Researchers at IMDEA near Madrid launch work on ‘Sun to Liquid’ fuel project • Project to produce jet fuel from concentrated…
Women’s struggle vital to Spain’s ‘Historic Memory’
• ‘Candelas Feministas’ group revindicates women’s role in ‘Historic Memory’ • Feminism key to women’s struggles during Republic, Civil War & dictatorship…
Madrid mayor names respected former Socialist senator to lead city’s ‘Historic Memory’ commission
• New commission to seek consensus on removal of Franco-era markers • Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena has named the respected attorney and…
#VIDEO: CEAR’s Getafe refugees center gets new ‘Welcome’ mural from Boa Mistura arts collective
• ‘Freedom does not need wings, what it needs is to put down roots’ • Madrid-based arts collective Boa Mistura completed a…
Opposition parties in Madrid assembly pass new gender-identity law protecting rights of transsexuals
• PSOE, Ciudadanos and Podemos unite to pass gender-equality legislation • Opposition parties in the Madrid regional Assembly have approved groundbreaking legislation…
Open revolt in Podemos Madrid executive council: Nine members resign in protest over party direction
• Madrid conflict is sixth regional challenge to leadership in recent months • Nine members of anti-austerity party Podemos’ executive council in…
Sánchez candidacy faces defeat, Socialists remind Podemos of support for Spain’s ‘mayors of change’
• Madrid mayor Carmena qualifies statement supporting Sánchez candidacy • As the presidential candidacy of Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez faces defeat…
International Brigades monolith defaced in backlash over removal of ‘Franquista’ monuments in Madrid
• Fourth attack in two years targets mayor Carmena and ‘Murderous Reds’ • Vandals in Madrid have attacked a monument to the…
#VIDEO: Valentine’s Day protest march in Madrid condemns ongoing gender violence nationwide
• Protest organized under theme of “Love neither hurts, nor kills” • Marchers condemn murders of 24 women by men in first…
PP Madrid leader Aguirre abruptly resigns following Civil Guard searches of party HQ in corruption probe
• Sudden resignation accepted by Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy • Veteran Popular Party (PP) politician Esperanza Aguirre resigned suddenly Sunday afternoon…
Puppeteers jailed for ‘glorifying terrorism’ in satirical carnival show in Madrid released by judge
• Puppet show gone wrong embroiled Mayor Carmena’s gov’t in controversy • A Madrid judge who ordered the release Wednesday of two…
Removal of Franco-era monuments in Madrid sparks controversy and challenge from regional government
• Monuments honor military, civilians & politicians killed by Republicans • A precipitous move by the Culture Secretary of the municipality of…
#VIDEO: Activists to gather Feb. 7th in 15 Spanish cities to protest brutal mistreatment of greyhounds
• Greyhound used to hunt wild hares mistreated, tortured at end of season • Thousands of dogs killed, maimed, left for dead…
Madrid to drop Franco-era names of streets and plazas, honoring victims of terrorism, rights abuses
• Conservative PP only party against move to turn page on Franco era • The Madrid municipal council has voted to approve…
Barcelona, Madrid still awaiting refugees’ arrival, with food, shelter and budget set aside for months
• Officials blame Spanish government for ongoing delays in refugees’ arrival • Officials in the Spanish capital of Madrid and in the…
Madrid mayor announces Air Quality Plan to curb non-resident traffic by 2017, ban all diesels by 2020
• New plan will extend non-local traffic limits to additional downtown areas • An initiative by Madrid activist mayor Manuela Carmena’s Ahora…
LGBT activists in Madrid protest spate of seven homophobic attacks in first three weeks of 2016
• Wave of homophobic violence sparks concern in Madrid’s LGBT community • Hundreds of protesters gathered in Madrid Saturday to protest the…