Anti-green minister resigns over offshore accounts
• José Manuel Soria forced to resign in wake of Panama Papers scandal • Career ended for opponent of renewables, proponent of…
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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…
Startups take on climate change in Valencia
• Fifteen startups selected in annual Climate-KIC Accelerator program • Ideas deemed economically viable, innovative in approach to climate change Fifteen business…
Podemos supporters weigh-in on coalition options
• Leaders warn ‘yes’ vote to PSOE-Ciudadanos pact could trigger resignations • Concerns seen over impact of potential low turnout on referendum…
Cities in dispute over Republican flag raising
• Podemos-backed Cadiz mayor defies Madrid government by hoisting flag • Spain’s government also challenges Republican flag raising in Zaragoza • A…
Andalucian NGOs shine light on ‘Invisible Poverty’
• NGO network raises awareness of multiple forms of poverty in Andalucia • A network of non-governmental organisations in collaboration with print…
NGOs demand action on marine migration corredor
• Ecologistas, Greenpeace, SEO/BirdLife, FOE & WWF press gov’t for action • Seek to end Mediterranean oil-gas drilling to protect migratory marine…
Gov’t ignores judge’s request over Franco-era abuses
• Argentine judge’s request blocked by Justice Ministry, says victims’ group • Judge wants to interview 19 Franco-era officials for crimes against…
UNHCR asks Spain to do more to resettle refugees
• Spanish private donations to UNHCR refugee work highest in Europe • EC report says Spain missed deadline for resettling 467 asylum…
As new election looms, parties look to shift blame
• Podemos says PSOE-Ciudadanos inflexible, PSOE claims deal was possible • The window of opportunity to form a progressive coalition government for…
Madrid suburb says ‘no’ to bullfighting festivals
• PSOE-led council says despite low turnout it will respect vote, ban bullfights • The PSOE-led muncipal council of the Madrid suburb…
PSOE, Ciudadanos, Podemos talks off to a bad start
• Pablo Iglesias tells PSOE, Ciudadanos their accord is ‘dead in the water’ • Podemos insists on Catalonia’s ‘right to decide’ on…
Opposition parties, NGOs oppose refugee returns
• NGO to file complaints with EU Commission, courts of Human Rights & Justice • Political parties accuse Rajoy of violating Congressional…
#VIDEO: Podemos again denies financing from Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez via CEPS think-tank
• Errejón says charges ‘radically false’ and welcomes challenge in court • Leaders of Spain’s anti-austerity party Podemos have denied fresh reports…
#VIDEO: LGBT rights group denounces Barcelona fans’ homophobic slurs against Cristiano Ronaldo
• Slurs mar pre-match ‘Moment of Silence’ for ex-Barca star Johan Cruyff • La Liga denounces chants in report to Royal Spanish…
Socialists, Ciudadanos & Podemos set to begin last-ditch coalition talks on Thursday afternoon
• Tri-party talks must overcome sharp differences prior to May 2nd deadline • In what seems the start of a last-ditch effort…
Environmentalists introduce resolution in Congress to protect Iberian wolves from hunters, ranchers
• Nearly 800 native Iberian wolves are killed by hunters each year in Spain • Environmentalists are keeping up the pressure for…
How free are Spaniards? Global ‘moral freedoms’ index ranks Spain 6th out of 160 nations worldwide
• Spain bests USA, Canada & Germany; Mexico rounds out ‘Top 10’ ranking • Spain has been ranked sixth among nations worldwide…
#VIDEO: Rock group La Raíz collaborates with DqD in calling for repeal of Spain’s ‘Gag Law’ [in Spanish]
• 50 percent of album’s download proceeds go to rights group’s work • Popular Spanish rock-and-roll band La Raíz has collaborated with political…
Historic Memory activists want full public access to Spain’s Falangist and Franco-era military archives
• Researchers file requests with 30 gov’t agencies and foreign embassies • Prominent Historic Memory activist attorney Eduardo Ranz and journalist José…
#VIDEO: Sánchez, Iglesias agree tri-party talks with Ciudadanos, but major obstacles to coalition remain
• Iglesias drops Vice-President demand, won’t join gov’t with Ciudadanos • Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist party (PSOE) and Pablo Iglesias of…
Spanish Congressional committee calls for gov’t suspension of ‘fracking’ permits, pending review
• Measure would require full vote of Congress, Senate to take effect • A Spanish Congressional committe has made a first move…
Animal-rights activists call April 18 protest in Sevilla over ‘multi-million’ Andalucía bullfighting subsidies
• PACMA calls for ‘end to torture’ and festivals ‘without cruelty’ toward bulls • Spain’s Partido Animalista (PACMA) has called a demonstration…
Oxfam Intermón calls on Spain to immediately accept 850 of ‘most vulnerable’ Syrian refugees
• NGO says Spain should help resettle Syrian elderly, ill, women & children • International development aid organization Oxfam’s Spanish affiliate, Oxfam…
#VIDEO: Podemos spokesperson Íñigo Errejón breaks two-week silence with press conference [in Spanish]
• “New elections in Spain are neither necessary nor are they expedient” • Podemos’ Congressional spokesperson Íñigo Errejón ended a two-week drought…
PSOE and Podemos leaders to meet on Wednesday, as each strives to contain internal party challenges
• Key PSOE, Podemos party councils Saturday overshadow leaders’ meeting • Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias are…
New ‘Democratic Memory’ legislation for Aragón announced during homage to French ‘Brigadistas’
• Republican perspective in curriculum, monument to International Brigades • Three French members of XIV International Brigade who died in March 1938…
#VIDEO: iAnimal video presents hidden story of animal cruelty in industrial pig farms [in Spanish]
• Angy Fernández narrates 360-degree video from perspective of animals • In a powerful video released this month by Igualdad Animal (iAnimal), the…
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…
Argentine judge wants to question 19 Franco-era officials on rights abuses, crimes against humanity
• Judge Servini brings Franco-era rights investigation to Spain next month • Argentine judge Maria Servini has filed a request with the…