Barcelona rallies to open, close PSOE campaign: ‘We’re the Solution. Let’s Get Rid of Rajoy’
• Party leader Pedro Sánchez to headline national campaign rallies in Barcelona • PSOE-PSC lead candidate Carme Chacón to join in Dec….
British historian John Elliott evaluates Spain’s progress on 40th anniversary of Franco’s death
• Oxford Emeritus Professor lauds Spain’s post-Franco democratic Transition • Authority on Cataluña sees various ‘nations’ within Spanish State as viable British…
Global March for Climate takes to streets of Spain’s cities on Sunday Nov. 29th
• Saturday citywide blackout in Madrid to draw attention to climate change • Spanish celebrities to participate as part of global climate-awareness…
Podemos-backed ‘En Comú Podem’ coalition to campaign on Catalans’ right to referendum
• En Comú Podem sets sights on referendum measure over secession • Left coalition sees negotiated plebiscite as only way forward for…
Social entrepreneurship program announces nine finalist projects in global ‘H2O Challenge’ program
• Nine global projects selected as finalists in social-impact program • Aguas de Valencia, Pangea, Impact Hub Madrid, IE Business School sponsors…
Homeless campaigners stage flash-mob marches in 50 cities throughout Spain to demand basic services
• Cáritas, other organizations draw attention to homelessness across Spain • Groups demand basic rights, assistance on eve of national ‘Day of…
Spain makes progress on gender violence, as fear persists among women amid ingrained machismo
• Survey finds 91% of women fail to report violence, fearing repercussions • Despite advances, gender- and domestic-violence on the rise, say…
Podemos says it would extend municipal voting rights for EU citizens to Spain’s regional elections
• Left party wants legally resident foreigners to vote in regional balloting • Move would affect citizens of EU, 12 other nations…
#VIDEO: Animal Equality says 1.5 mn chicks die inhumanely each day in Spanish poultry incubators
• Animal-rights group says industry treatment of birds is cruel, unnecessary • Massive, avoidable destruction of animals detailed in report and online…
Barcelona mayor Ada Colau wants 27% increased funding to combat domestic & gender violence
• Activist mayor of Spain’s second city seeks more funding to protect women • Funds to go toward prevention & attention to…
PSOE leads field with women candidates on Dec. 20 ballot, with 50/50 top-of-list parity in all regions
• Left parties promoting equality in candidates’ lists for general election • All parties lag Socialists in male-female parity at top of…
Spanish anti-war campaigners launch petition, call for peaceful Nov. 28th protests in cities nationwide
• Call for peace demonstrations echoes 2004 protests after Madrid bombing • Activist mayors, celebrities and 11-M victims’ group in support of…
Anti-bullfighting activists deface matador’s statue in Sevilla with slogan ‘Torture is not culture’
• Animal-rights activists splashed red paint on statue’s hands and face • No group has claimed responsibility for the attack near Sevilla’s…
Poll suggests Spanish voters turning toward PP & PSOE, away from Podemos & Ciudadanos parties
• Poll in wake of Paris terrorist attacks show Spaniards turning to main parties • Political unrest in Cataluña, possible terror attacks…
Protesters call for end to impunity over killings, rights abuses under Franco dictatorship
• Marchers include children, grandchildren of Franco-era victims • Families still seek remains of executed relatives buried in unmarked graves More than…
40 years after Franco’s death, activist wants dictator’s body removed from ‘Valley of the Fallen’
• Activist attorney, former judge Baltasar Garzón wants Franco disinterred • Calls for end to silence over Franco-era disappearances, human rights abuses…
Greenpeace, Oxfam & Amnesty fault Spain’s political parties for foot-dragging on social rights
• NGOs want universal access to basic rights enshrined in Constitution • Political parties get poor marks in commitment to healthcare, housing…
Andalucia legislature passes “appropriate sanctions” resolution against LGBT-phobic crimes
• Nearly 40% of LGBT-phobic crimes nationwide occur in southern region • Resolution paves wave for to sanctions similar to those approved…
Spanish fair trade group asks political parties to focus on sustainable, just commerce in campaigns
• Group wants fairer business and trade practices at home and abroad • Foreign trade deals should incorporate environment, labor & human…
Spanish startup honored for developing mobile app to help audio-visually impaired enjoy cinema
• Whatscine awarded Queen Letizia Prize for Accessibility Technologies • Madrid-based tech startup delivers in-theatre movie enjoyment to disabled A Spanish technology…
Spanish Jesuit agency says ‘Don’t let Paris terrorist attacks undermine aid to Syrian refugees’
• Jesuit immigrant-rights centre calls on Spain to keep Syrian refugee pledge • Syrian refugees in central Europe need help in face…
Spanish judge issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, others over Gaza Freedom Flotilla raid
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could face arrest in Spain • Judge issues warrant over deaths and attack on 2010 aid…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife works with local NGOs to combat homelessness in Canarias’ provincial capital
• Santa Cruz mayor announces cooperation with NGOs to combat homelessness • Groups to work with city to deliver food, shelter, healthcare,…
Crusading judge resigns high-profile Noos trial to join Podemos ticket in upcoming elections
• High-profile judge takes leave of absence to run on Podemos ticket • Juan Pedro Yllanes was slated to preside over trial…
Catalan police raid Nigerian human-trafficking ring in Barcelona
• Police capture 30 members of Nigerian sex-trafficking ring in Barcelona • Nigerian women seeking work in Spain forced into prostitution by…
EU index sees child poverty on rise in Spain, despite return to economic growth
• Annual AROPE index shows those ‘At Risk of Poverty and/or Exclusion’ • 2.6 million Spanish children at risk, second highest among…
Catalonia’s Artur Mas fails second bid for regional presidency, as anti-capitalist CUP party stands firm
• Anti-capitalist CUP party keeps pledge to refuse to seat Mas as President • Back to ‘drawing boards’ for Junts pel Sí…
Constitutional court suspends independence resolution, warns Catalan leaders on further action
• Constitutional Court issues 5-month injunction against resolution • Court decision warn Catalonia’s leaders over further implementation Spain’s highest court on constitutional…
Animal rights party to field election candidates for first time in Spain’s upcoming Dec. 20 balloting
• Animal-rights group runs for Congress, Senate to publicize plight of animals • PACMA gathered necessary 7,000 signatures to place candidates on…
Number of Spanish women killed by partners or ex-partners during 2015 climbs to 44 over weekend
• 3 more women murdered in what police classify as ‘domestic’ disputes • Statistics show violence against women on increase nationwide in…
Catalan parliament passes independence “resolution”: What happens next?
• Catalonia’s parliament passes defiant resolution calling for independence • Constitutional Court expected to rule within week, stage set for showdown The…