Protesters stage die-in at Pamplona San Fermín festival
► Spain’s AnimaNaturalis & international PETA group protest killing of bulls ► Activists target bull-running, deaths of 54 animals in bullring during…
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Diplomatic tension over Vatican envoy’s Franco remarks
► Outgoing envoy took parting shot at Sánchez gov’t over Franco reburial plans ► Spain to file formal protest, review tax status…
Madrileños protest changes to city’s air-pollution plan
► Thousands march through capital to protest changes to ‘Madrid Central’ plan ► Critics say Mayor aims to dismantle program to combat…
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…
PSOE wins election, will need support to form new gov’t
► High voter turnout & splintered right-wing vote hand victory to Socialists ► PP suffers historic defeat, ultra-right VOX party falls short…
Animal-rights party slams VOX, right-wing in video
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has issued a hard-hitting campaign…
NGO sponsors child malnutrition photo diagnosis app
University researchers working with the Spanish affiliate of international non-governmental aid agency Action Against Hunger (ACT International) have developed a breakthrough mobile…
Municipalities to get funding to combat gender violence
Vice-President and Minister for Equality Carmen Calvo said Tuesday that the government of President Pedro Sánchez has set aside funding for the…
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…
Activists clean plastic waste from Rio Segura in Alicante
Environmentalists have raised the alarm about the huge amount of plastics finding their way into the Mediterranean Sea in Alicante, disgorged at…
PSOE campaign video links prostitution, sex-trafficking
Tipped to win the most number of seats in Spain’s elections of deputies to the European Parliament (EP) in May, Spain’s Socialist…
Activists project animal cruelty video onto McDonald’s
► Igualdad Animal protests animal cruelty in McDonald’s food production ► Video projected onto McDonald’s facade on International Day Without Meat ►…
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…
Spain migrant arrivals spike, overall EU migration falls
Although illegal migration to Europe dropped significantly in 2018, a shift in Mediterranean migration routes made Spain the main point of entry…
Podemos crisis as Errejón joins Carmena’s ‘Más Madrid’
The longtime simmering feud between Podemos party co-founders Íñigo Errejón and Pablo Iglesias over electoral strategies and political alliances erupted into crisis…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2018
Following are 2018’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our third annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
Substandard housing rife in Barcelona, warns Cáritas
The Catholic church’s Cáritas relief agency in Barcelona revealed Wednesday that nearly 950,000 people, representing 36 percent of the residents of 27…
Greenpeace targets Sánchez gov’t over Saudi arms sales
Activists from Greenpeace España unfurled a giant banner from Madrid’s Arco del Triunfo Monday on the occasion of international Human Rights Day,…
Catalonia protests put pressure on Torra over budget
Draconian budget cuts initiated in 2010 and continued in successive years under the government of Catalonia’s ex-President Artur Mas appear to be…
Solar plant design app wins Santander ‘Explorer’ award
A software app designed by a Spanish technology startup that enables the design and optimization of large-scale photovoltaic solar plants in just…
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…
Femen activists interrupt Falange event honoring Franco
Three Spanish activists from the international feminist direct-action group Femen bared their breasts in Madrid on Sunday to reveal anti-fascist slogans painted…
Tech startup promotes UN sustainability compliance
A Spanish tech startup that launched last year in the United States and Mexico is now coming home to Spain with the…
Migrant deaths continue as arrivals by sea skyrocket
Four migrants attempting to reach Spain died at the weekend and Spanish authorities are still searching for bodies of 13 others in…
Whither Franco? Artist’s protest enters the discussion
A Spanish artist from Galicia on Wednesday painted a red dove of peace and the words Por la Libertad! (For Liberty) on…
NGOs launch mobile app to combat discrimination
A national network of 18 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) defending the rights and promoting the inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Spain has…
Gender-violence judge faces possible fine over remarks
A judge presiding over gender-violence cases in Madrid is facing a possible 6,000-euro fine after having been caught on CCTV camera referring…
Survivors speak out in campaign against child sex abuse
A media campaign launched last week by Save the Children España aims to shine a light on the gravity of child sexual…
‘Misión Abolición’ protest calls for end to bullfights
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid Saturday to protest against bullfighting and to draw specific attention to the cruelty…
Madrid, Barcelona among world cities cutting emissions
Madrid and Barcelona have been named among 27 of the world’s largest cities that have managed to halt and reverse the increase…
Health Minister resigns as ‘Mastergate’ scandal spreads
Minister of Health Carmen Montón resigned her position late Tuesday, following revelations of multiple irregularities in a Master’s degree she obtained in…