Embattled PSC avoids primary fight in Catalonia
• Former deputy & PSOE executive committee member to lead PSC election slate • PSOE gives nod to more autonomy, Catalan ‘nation’…
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Animal-rights party says ‘no’ to Podemos alliance
• PACMA says Podemos poor record on animal rights make accord impossible • Pablo Iglesias criticized for refusing to take on bullfighting…
Catalan ‘Mossos’ get first transsexual police agent
• Police expert on jihadist document falsification completes gender transition • Maria Reina cites ‘unconditional support’ from police colleagues, superiors A Catalan…
Socialists gird for fight of their lives in 26-J elections
• Socialists say campaign will focus on ousting conservative PP government • Spokesman raps Podemos for leftward shift, ‘obsession’ with surpassing PSOE…
#VIDEO: Tennis stars say ‘No’ to gender violence
• Williams, Berdych, Ferrer, Halep, Kvitova & others condemn gender violence • Mutua Madrileña runs campaign for third consecutive year of Madrid…
Refugees’ plight focus of Valencia’s PhotOn festival
• Sixth PhotOn Festival includes exhibitions, films, conferences, guided tours • Refugees from Syria and Iraq the focus of 2016 annual photojournalism…
#VIDEO: Pro-refugee ‘okupas’ take over BCN’s Llotja
• Alternative Labour Day march spawns occupation of historic ‘Llotja’ building • Protesters demand building be used to shelter Mid-East refugees and…
Podemos vote gives rise to Izquierda Unida divisions
• Ex-IU leader Llamazares calls vote on alliance with Podemos ‘deceitful’ • Referendum critics say militants asked to cast vote on non-existent…
#VIDEO: Activists attacked while filming ‘Correbous’
• Two women assaulted, cameras smashed by crowd at Correbous event • Second incident in 15 days against AnimaNaturalis activists in Ebro…
#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…
Voter surveys at odds over outcome of new elections
• Abstentionism projected to help Rajoy’s PP win elections with 29% of vote • Polls differ on whether Podemos-IU pact could relegate…
PSC-PSOE’s Chacón won’t seek June re-election
• Catalan party stalwart won’t lead June slate, leaves Congress after 16 years • Chacón not leaving politics completely, stays in PSOE’s…
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…
No candidate can form gov’t, so it’s back to the polls
• Last-minute Compromís effort for progressive coalition rejected by all parties • Congress president Patxi López confirms new national elections for June…
Anti-nuclear groups seek all plant closures by 2024
• Spanish environmentalists call for “progressive, orderly & urgent” closures • Gov’t subsidies of nuclear amount to 21.58 billion euros over past…
PSOE’s Chacón faces primary challenge in Catalonia
• Ex-Senator Carles Martí throws hat into ring to lead PSC list on June ballot • Chacon-led PSC ticket won 335k fewer…
NGOs send mobile kitchen to aid refugees in Greece
• Mobile unit will serve up to 500 refugees per shift on island of Lesbos • First of several mobile units to…
Meet Spain’s new far-right, anti-immigrant party
• Three ultra-right parties form ‘Respeto’ to defend Spain against immigrants • German anti-Islamic ‘Pegida’ party leader lends support at ‘Respeto’ Congress…
Police join LGBT-rights awareness day in Valencia
• Gay & lesbian police, university experts to speak on diversity and LGBT rights • Seminar to review homophobia, hate crimes, violence…
Amnesty’s Beltrán notes erosion of rights in Spain
• AI España director says next gov’t must overturn ‘Gag Law’, stop evictions • Globally, Spain should do more than simply sign…
‘Manos Limpias’ ultra-right legal agenda unravels
• Leaders of ‘Manos Limpias’ and Ausbanc face charges of extortion, blackmail • Former ultra-right activists targeted politicians, judges & Spain’s Royal…
Iglesias’ personal attack on journalist boomerangs
• Alleges reporters ‘professionally obliged’ to write negative stories on Podemos • Comments roundly condemned by news media, professional associations Podemos leader…
Reporters Without Borders faults Spain’s ‘Gag Law’
• Spain gets ‘slight’ downgrade in Reporters Without Borders freedoms index • Fines against journalists, judicial reforms concern press freedom watchdogs Reporters…
Podemos looks to general election alliance with IU
• Pablo Iglesias drops insistence that IU incorporate within Podemos • Parties discussing joint election campaign with separate identities intact Anti-austerity party…
Film shines light on forgotten Franco-era victims
• ‘La desmemoria de España’ faults lack of political will to face Franco-era past • Justice for victims of Franquista repression hampered…
Spain says ready to accept 87 refugees from Greece
• 87 refugees would bring total to 105 asylum seekers resettled by Spain to date • 1,800 per month for rest of…
Youth competition against gender violence launched
• Fundación Mutua Madrileña competition open to students at all levels • Submissions can be made online at nosdueleatodos.com through May 22nd…
Regional allies mull electoral split from Podemos
• En Marea, Compromís & En Comú Podem consider break from Podemos • Move would give regional groups separate budget, privileges in…
Fair Trade Challenge wants Spain to take a break!
• World FairTrade Challenge 2016 set for May 13-15th worldwide • Supporters to host fair-trade coffee break with friends, family or co-workers…
PSOE shrugs off Podemos vote against centrist pact
• High turnout of ‘active’ Podemos supporters rejects PSOE-Ciudadanos pact • Socialists say only conclusion is all Podemos voters against Rajoy government…