Survey shows high rates of university sexual assault
• Survey shows 62 pct of students suffered or know victims of sexual assault • Victims are 92 pct women, agressors 62…
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Podemos rejects unilateral Catalan referendum
• EnComúPodem calls for new elections rather than go-it-alone plebiscite • 59pct of Catalans want accord with central gov’t over independence vote…
ERC deputy thrusts condoms into Congress debate
• ‘You don’t have to be afraid to use the word’, Gabriel Rufián tells PP’s Rajoy • ERC deputy urges more measures…
Arco Iris files complaint over anti-LGBT campaign
• Andalucian LGBT federation cites anti-LGBT leaflets at schools nationwide • Ultra-right group ‘Hazte Oir’ attack on anti-homophobia laws across Spain Andalucia’s…
Barcelona fines Airbnb, Homeaway for illegal listings
• Barcelona mayor says fines doubled to 600,000 euros for tourist rental sites • City blames illegal tourism rentals for high rents,…
#VIDEO: 73,500 sign petition against ‘correbous’
• PACMA calls on Catalonia, Valencia to end bull-running, bull-baiting festivals • Party presents veterinary report showing suffering, injuries caused animals ►…
Millions of Spanish households risk energy cutoffs
• Grandmother’s death in apartment fire raises level of ire over energy poverty • Activists say utility companies emboldened by court ruling…
Catalans defy Supreme Court ruling on bullfighting
• Supreme Court ruling says 2010 Catalan law cannot ban bullfighting altogether • Regional government vows strict regulations to make bullfighting impossible…
Socialists face rebellion at the roots over Rajoy vote
• PSOE rank-and-file, regional leaders in revolt over anticipated abstention vote • Grassroots petition nets 80% of signatures needed to force party…
PSC leadership race: It’s ‘No’ to Rajoy, whoever wins
• Current leader Iceta faces off against Gramanet mayor Parlón in tight race • Both candidates pledge to reverse PSC’s decade-long slide…
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…
Not everyone in Spain exalts Hispanic Heritage Day
• Madrid and Barcelona mayors, Podemos’ Iglesias avert celebrations today • Catalan nationalists claim sovereignty, solidarity with indigenous America “In fourteen hundred…
Catalan Socialists insist on ‘No’ vote against Rajoy
• PSC’s Iceta and Parlon insist on PSOE referendum over Rajoy abstention • Interim PSOE administrator says deputies will not be free…
NGOFILE :: Fundación Alma Animal ~ Animal Soul Foundation
• Fundación Alma Animal ~ Animal Soul Foundation • The Fundación Alma Animal (“Animal Soul Foundation”) is a Spanish non-governmental organization founded…
NGO denounces persistence of racism across Spain
• SOS Racismo detected 247 racist incidents in 2015, including 96 ‘hate crimes’ • Sub-Saharan migrants most prone to suffer racist aggression,…
Catalan gov’t to identify Civil War victims using DNA
• DNA samples to be taken from relatives of 4,700 victims of ‘Franquismo’ • Samples to be tested by forensic experts against…
Regional nationalisms stumbling block for PP, PSOE
• Basque leader Aitor Esteban says investiture deal with PP’s Rajoy ‘impossible’ • Homs says PDC would support Sánchez if PSOE agrees…
#VIDEO: Socialists block Rajoy on first-round vote
• Socialists hold fast to their veto of acting-Prime Minister’s candidacy • PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez tears into Rajoy over corruption, social…
NGOFILE :: Defender a quien defiende
• Defender a quien defiende ~ To Defend Those Who Defend • Defender a quien defiende is a coalition of Spanish human…
Rajoy speech to Congress opens investiture debate
• Rajoy tells parties only he can unify Spain, avert economic and political crisis • Cold reception from parties tanks investiture hopes…
NGOFILE :: Fundación Alma Animal ~ Animal Soul Foundation
• Fundación Alma Animal ~ Animal Soul Foundation • The Fundación Alma Animal (“Animal Soul Foundation”) is a Spanish non-governmental organization founded…
NGOFILE :: Defender a quien defiende
• Defender a quien defiende ~ To Defend Those Who Defend • Defender a quien defiende (To Defend Those Who Defend) is…
NGOFILE :: Fundació Arrels
• Fundació Arrels ~ Arrels Foundation • The Fundació Arrels (Arrels Foundation) is a Barcelona-based non-governmntal organisation founded in 1987 and dedicated…
NGOFILE :: InfoCircos
• InfoCircos ~ InfoCircuses • InfoCircos, literally “Info Circuses,” is a coalition of organizations working in Spain to promote the protection of…
NGOFILE :: FEFFM ~ National Federation of Forums for Memory
• Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria (FEFFM) ~ National Federation of Forums for Memory • The Federación Estatal de Foros…
NGOFILE :: SEO/BirdLife
• SEO/BirdLife ~ La Sociedad Española de Ornitología • SEO/Birdlife, known by these full name in Spanish as La Sociedad Española de…
NGOFILE :: AnimaNaturalis
• AnimaNaturalis • AnimaNaturalis is an Ibero-American non-governmental organization with a mission of establishing, promoting and protecting the rights of all animals…
NGOFILE :: Save the Children España
• Save the Children España • Save the Children España is the Spanish affiliate of the international, non-governmental organisation Save the Children,…
NGOFILE :: SOS Galgos ~ SOS Greyhounds
• SOS Galgos ~ SOS Greyhounds • SOS Galgos was founded in Barcelona in the year 2000 and works to defend the…
NGOFILE :: SOS Galgos ~ SOS Greyhounds
• SOS Galgos ~ SOS Greyhounds • SOS Galgos was founded in Barcelona in the year 2000 and works to defend the…
Catalans defy High Court ruling on independence
• Pro-independence deputies pass measure to ‘disconnect’ Catalonia from Spain • Tumultuous parliamentary session sees walkouts, abstentions from opposition The pro-independence majority…