PSOE says PP budget fails to fund gender violence pact
• PSOE’s Ángeles Álvarez slams ongoing PP cuts to fight against gender violence • Socialist Deputy says no funding earmarked for all-party…
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#VIDEO: Dani Rovira appeals for new refugee ship
• Popular actor & comedian asks public to donate to Proactiva Open Arms fund • Appeal to purchase new emergency rescue boat…
Unidos Podemos, PSOE critize gov’t budget proposal
• Unidos Podemos slams ongoing ‘pillage’, PSOE says it will vote against budget • Save the Children says gov’t offers 10pct of…
Court suspends Catalan budget for referendum funding
• ‘Tribunal Constitucional’ unanimously suspends budget for up to five months • Court issues warns Puigdemont, 18 others to desist or risk…
Oxfam event funds clean water, fight against hunger
• More than 2,100 walkers raise 730,000 euros in 100-km trek through Catalonia • Additional Oxfam Intermón Trailwalker events planned for Vitoria,…
Gov’t working group on gender violence starts hearings
• First step in establishment of federal ‘Pacto de Estado’ against gender violence • Working group to include input from women’s groups,…
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…
Podem pulls out of Colau-backed coalition party
• One week after unity accord, Podemos affiliate pulls out of coalition process • Podem dissident faction’s entry in coalition leadership elections…
Prison sentence given 21-year-old for satirical Tweets
• Series of satirical Tweets from 2013-15 land Murcian student jail sentence • Tweets joked about ETA assassination of Franco minister four…
FAADA film to focus on animals in food, clothing supply
• EMPATÍA documentary slated for release April 7th at cinemas across Spain • Film to shed light on the use and abuse…
Campaign targets ‘digital gender violence’ among teens
• Video to raise awareness of ‘Ten Forms of Digital Gender Violence’ among teens • 1/3 of young Spaniards subject to abusive…
Spain overseas development aid falls to pre-2000 levels
• Spain now ranked 26th of 28 European countries providing overseas aid • Development aid slashed 73 pct since 2008, despite return…
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…
Ciudadanos resignation weakens PSOE-Andalucia gov’t
• PSOE-Ciudadanos parliamentary alliance just one vote short of losing majority • Potential trouble for Susana Díaz, in midst of bid for…
Socialist ‘Old Guard’ backs Susana Díaz candidacy
• Andalucia president finally throws hat into three-way PSOE leadership race • Ousted leader Sánchez says party must move forward and not…
U.S. ‘Border Angels’ hopes to set up chapters in Spain
• Founder of California-based group spoke to migrant rights activists in Tenerife • ‘Border Angels’ hopes to help provide assistance in Spain…
Historical Memory law puts focus on ‘Butcher of Sevilla’
• Quiepo de Llano’s tomb in Sevilla’s Macarena basilica in violation of new law • Civil War general promoted extrajudicial killings, wholesale…
Spain gets mixed review in 2016 UN development report
• Spain’s ranking on annual development survey slides one position to 1990 level • Women’s lot improves in areas of education, participation…
Opposition parties begin repeal of PP’s 2015 ‘Gag Law’
• Measures introduced by PNV, PSOE have support to overturn controversial law • Passed by 2015 PP majority, law curbs rights to…
Podemos to demand ‘rights for all’ in marches Saturday
• Party to launch series of marches to push for full access to basic services • Podemos say politico-economic-media cabal denies to…
#VIDEO: PACMA presses gov’t on Greyhound hunting
• PACMA animal-rights party presents petition signed by 30,000 in Holland • Each year, some 50,000 Greyhounds abandoned in Spain by ‘galguero’…
#VIDEO: WWF gears up for ‘Earth Hour’ on Saturday
• Spanish TV & film actress Clara Lago helps WWF España promote Earth Hour • Millions to turn off lights to show…
Sánchez team challenges PSOE over election process
• Sánchez campaign advisors cite registration, campaign finance irregularities • Vote for new party leader expected in mid-May, prior to June party…
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…
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…