More women report violence, driving spike in 2017 stats
A sharp increase in reports of domestic violence incidents and victims in Spain last year appears to be the result of more…
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Scout movement to go dark for WWF’s Earth Hour 2018
The Scouting movement in Spain has pledged its more than 35,000 boy and girl members to work to raise awareness about global…
Amnesty: Spain’s anti-terror laws curbing free speech
A new report from Amnistía Internacional España, the Spanish section of the global human-rights campaigning organization Amnesty International, has warned that free…
Gov’t nixes universal access funding for disabled, elderly
The Spanish government announced Monday it is vetoeing legislation proposed in Congress by the Socialist party (PSOE) that would have created a…
Animal-rights party calls rally in support of ‘Ley Cero’
Spain’s Partido Animalista, known by the initials PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal), has convened a protest rally for Thursday in…
After 8-M: Is Spanish society ‘machista’ or ‘feminista’?
Following work stoppages and massive rallies across the country on Thursday that denounced gender violence and the pay gap between men and…
Hundreds of thousands march on women’s day in Spain
► Nearly 6 million stopped work, marches took place in more than 120 cities ► Hundreds of thousands of women and supporters…
Unidos Podemos follows PSOE in education pact walkout
► Unidos Podemos says PP stalling education reforms, calls for street protests ► Following the lead of the Socialist party (PSOE) one…
PSOE, Podemos, C’s join forces on party finance reform
► Surprise move angers PP, also mandates party primaries in all elections ► In a surprise move on Wednesday, representatives of the…
Women to strike Thursday for equal pay, gender equality
► 82pct of Spaniards support strike demands of equal pay, gender quality ► Tens and perhaps hundreds of thousands of women throughout…
Education pact wobbles after Socialists stage walkout
► Congress subcommittee work halted after PP, Ciudadanos ignore demands ► Education reform in Spain hit a snag on Tuesday after Socialist…
PSOE to call Rajoy’s hand on gender-violence funding
► Measures would force extraordinary decree to free up 200mn euros funding ► In an effort to force the hand of President…
Online Islamophobia jumps sharply in 2017, says report
► Anti-Islamic incidents, including ‘fake news’ & harassment, up 111 percent ► Online dissemination of false news reports and harassment against Muslims…
Groups urge rural women to support 8-M feminist strike
► Rural women in Spain face even greater inequalities at workplace, in home ► Associations representing women in agricultural areas of Spain…
Catalonia: CUP torpedoes Puigdemont stand-in Sánchez
► Far-left party sends pro-independence coalition back to drawing board ► True to form, Catalonia’s far-left Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP) party on…
Women’s strike gets Catholic archbishop’s ‘imprimatur’
► Work stoppages, rallies, marches set for national Women’s Strike Thursday ► The national 8-M Huelga Feminina women’s strike scheduled for International…
Supreme Court acquits Twitterer of extolling terrorism
► Tweets on 1973 ETA bombing of Franco minister did not incite to violence ► Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) issued a…
Fair-trade group highlights benefits of SPP products
► Small producers label certifies fair-trade, self-managed co-op products ► Spain’s National Fair-Trade Coordinating Council (CECJ, Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo) has…
NGOFILE :: Médicos Sin Fronteras
Médicos Sin Fronteras (or Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF), known in English as “Doctors Without Borders,” is an international non-governmental organization that since…
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Oxfam criticises Spain over arms sales to Saudi Arabia
• Gov’t has sold 650mn euros worth of arms to Saudis during war with Yemen • Spain’s humanitarian aid just 700k euros…
Oxfam, García Márquez fund target gender inequality
• Oxfam Intermón joins FNPI to offer grant for journalism on gender inequality • Three-judge panel to award $5,000 prize, publish work…
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,…
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…
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…
Spanish celebs urge gov’t to combat climate change
• Miguel Bosé joins drive to get Spain to up spending to fight climate change • Spanish celebrities are signing onto a campaign…
POLITIFILE: Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP) ~ United People’s Candidacy
• Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, CUP ~ United People’s Candidacy ~ Candidatura de Unidad Popular The Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, or CUP (‘United People’s…
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…
NGOFILE :: A Guide to Spain’s Non-Governmental Organisations
Progressive Spain’s guide to leading non-governmental organisations active in Spain. To read the profile of any of the NGOs listed below, just…
NGOFILE :: Médicos Sin Fronteras ~ Doctors Without Borders
• Médicos Sin Fronteras ~ Doctors Without Borders • Médicos Sin Fronteras (or Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF), known in English as “Doctors…
NGOFILE :: Oxfam Intermón
• Oxfam Intermón • Oxfam Intermón is the affiliate in Spain of the international development aid organisation Oxfam. Originally founded in 1956…