Who’s behind Catalonia ‘Tsunami Democràtic’ protests?
Spanish police and national security forces are investigating whether or not leaders of Catalonia’s pro-independence movement and political parties may be involved…
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Catalan leader blames infiltrators for violent protests
► Catalonia’s president Quim Torra blames provocateurs, infiltrators for rioting ► After three nights of violence, Torra says burning cars, vandalism should…
Carmena returns to running non-profit clothing NGO
► Madrid’s former progressive mayor goes back to work with NGO she founded ► Zapatelas sells children’s clothing made by migrant women,…
Tumult expected after Monday ruling in Catalan trial
► 1,000 anti-riot police sent to reinforce Mossos, National Police, Guardia Civil ► Work & transport stoppages, marches, general strike to follow…
Catalan secessionists call for mass civil disobedience
► Turnout of protesters on referendum anniversary sharply lower this year ► Sánchez warns Catalan regional gov’t with spectre of Article 155…
‘Más País’ inks coalitions to run in 18 largest provinces
► Alone or in coalition, new party targets provinces with most seats in Congress ► Leaders insist focus on attracting left-wing voters…
Catalan rally turnout lower amid pro-independence split
► 40pct fewer attend Catalonia ‘national day’ independence rally in Barcelona ► Surveys now show more Catalans rejecting independence than supporting Catalonia’s…
Open Arms ready to risk jail in rescuing migrants at sea
► ‘Better to be jailed than complicit’ says migrant rescue NGO’s founder ► Group will no longer abide by accord to desist…
PP’s ‘Madrid Central’ U-turn defies EU air-quality norms
► New mayor’s first measure to cancel fines for non-permitted vehicle traffic ► Critics say nixing ‘Madrid Central’ measures risks air-quality conflict…
Spain set to celebrate World Fair Trade Day on Saturday
► More than 50 events, festivities planned at local, regional levels across Spain ►’We Are Fair Trade’ campaign to raise public awareness…
VOX party’s social media bark more than election bite
? Analysts detect sophisticated, coordinated campaign using fake ‘bot’ accounts ? FB, Twitter, Instagram support built with far-right, Islamophobic messages How to…
Greenpeace climbers protest climate change, rising seas
While Spain was on momentary pause the day before national elections at the weekend, climbers from Greenpeace España scaled Barcelona’s iconic Columbus…
Open Arms sets sail with humanitarian aid for migrants
The flagship vessel of Barcelona-based Proactiva Open Arms migrant rescue organization set sail Tuesday with a shipment of humanitarian aid for migrants…
Hazte Oír targets PP, Cs & PSOE with buses, billboards
Ultra-right group Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) has targeted Spain’s three leading political parties in a campaign of negative attack ads aimed…
Polls show Catalan Socialists running close behind ERC
Voter preference surveys in Catalonia in the run-up to the 28th April general elections are showing a surprisingly tight race between the…
Marlaska defends LGBT rights against VOX machismo
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has called for Spaniards to defend the rights of the LGBT community in Spain, lashing out against those…
PACMA bullfight protest in Sevilla in run-up to elections
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has called its annual protest…
New norms aim to slash number of Madrid tourist flats
Madrid’s city council approved regulations on Wednesday that will require private owners of tourist flats in the city centre to obtain the…
Spanish students join protest against climate change
Groups of Spanish students rallying under the banner of Juventud por el clima (‘Youth for Climate’) will be joining students from around…
2019 ‘Feminist Strike’ turns out hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of women and their supporters across Spain turned out for marches and rallies linked to Friday’s 8m Huelga Feminista…
Parties scrambling to attract undecided women’s vote
Spain’s political parties are already vying for the vote of women in upcoming elections, amid the release of polling figures that suggest…
Court sets Catalan trial date, prisoners transferred
Spain’s Supreme Court has set the 12th of February as the long-awaited date to begin oral arguments in the trial of Catalan…
Oxfam Intermón report says Spain plagued by inequality
A new report issued by Oxfam Intermón on the occasion of the opening this week of the World Economic Forum 2019 in…
Sánchez warns Catalans against violating Constitution
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez warned Catalan nationalist parties in Congress on Wednesday that his government will not tolerate any violation of Spain’s…
Thousands across Spain protest violence against women
Tens of thousands in cities across Spain marched Sunday to protest machista violence against women, joining millions of women and their supporters…
High Court says gender violence code covers all women
Spain’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling Wednesday that moves the aggravated circumstance of gender violence attaching to a crime beyond the…
NGOs’ campaign effort aims to make homeless visible
In the run-up to the nationwide Dia de las Personas Sin Hogar (Homeless Persons’ Day) on Sunday 25th November, four Spanish non-governmental…
Hazte Oír tour attacks Left, feminism, LGBT community
Ultra-Catholic group Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) is currently on tour again in Spain, this time moving beyond the group’s trans-phobic messaging…
Nationalist rift in Ada Colau’s ‘En Comú-Podem’ party
►► UPDATE 29/10/18: Elisenda Alamany resigns as Comuns’ spokesperson in Catalan parliament A void left by the surprise resignation last month of…
Rise of ultra ‘Vox’ party seen dividing Spain’s right wing
A reported surge in the popularity in recent weeks of Spain’s ultra-right party, Vox, was accentuated last week when the party’s second-ranking…
Court gives OK to Basque affordable housing legislation
The regional government in Spain’s Basque Country has been given the green light by Spain’s Tribuna Constitucional (Constitutional Court) for the expropriation…