Mayor confirms re-election bid on progressive platform
Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena has confirmed that she intends to stand for re-election in May 2019 municipal elections in the nation’s capital,…
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Spain halts Saudi ‘smart bombs’ sale over Yemen war
Spain’s new Socialist government has reportedly confirmed cancellation of the sale of 9.2 million euros’ worth of laser-guided smart bombs to Saudi…
Activists protest animal cruelty at Pamplona festival
More than a hundred animal-rights activists gathered in the town square of Pamplona to protest animal cruelty at last week’s opening of…
Pensioners’ nationwide protests to continue in Valencia
A series of rolling street protests by pensioners angry with the government over five straight years of miniscule rises in retirement benefits…
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…
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…
Men call out macho behaviour in #TúTambién campaign
► Video campaign reminds men they too can be guilty of ‘machista’ conduct ► A social-media campaign featuring a video of male…
Mobile apps win humanitarian awards at MWC 2018
► Cruz Roja awards recognize emergency, volunteering, child-protection apps ► The Cruz Roja Española (Spanish Red Cross) on Tuesday presented the organization’s…
PACMA protests ‘Fallas’ bullfights in Valencia #VIDEO
► Activists says Valencia’s coalition government backsliding on animal rights ► Hundreds of animal-rights activists gathered in downtown Valencia Saturday to protest…
Greenpeace protests Spanish arms sales to Saudi Arabia
► Activists say Saudi coalition uses weapons to target civilians in Yemen war ► Police in the Spanish port city of Bilbao…
#VIDEO: Podemos demands mortgage protection reform
► Unidos Podemos wants total revamp of PP’s proposed mortgage legislation ► ► Party demands more transparency, banks supervision, consumer protection ►…
Save the Children urges law on violence against children
► Children’s rights NGO says Rajoy gov’t has reneged on agreed legislation ► Save the Children España has launched a signature-gathering campaign…
Unidos Podemos propose €24.5bn gov’t spending hike
► Plan eyes €11.5bn tax rise to combat social injustice, economic inequality ► In keeping with their roots in Spain’s 15M anti-austerity…
LIDL first retailer to stop sale of eggs from caged hens
► Retailer meets activists’ 2025 target for end to cages seven years early ► European supermarket chain LIDL has become the first…
Growing energy poverty impacts millions across Spain
► 8 percent of all households have trouble making monthly energy payments ► Faced with record cold temperatures in many parts of…
#VIDEO: PAH files legislative proposal on housing rights
► Proposal seeks to ensure affordable housing, cap runaway rental prices ► Spain’s anti-evictions activist organization PAH (Plataforma de Afectados por la…
#VIDEO: NGO rescues lions, tiger from circus nightmare
► Circo Francia becomes third circus to give up wild animals in less than year ► Animal-rescue organization Primadomus Spain, the Spanish…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2017
Following are 2017’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our second annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
Greenpeace spoofs Rajoy’s climate-change promises
► Activists unfurl banner critical of policies on renewables and climate change ► Activists from Greenpeace España unveiled a giant film poster…
Activists to commemorate Internat’l Animal Rights Day
► Igualdad Animal to mark IARD 2017, raising awareness over animal cruelty ► Hundreds of animal-rights activists are slated to gather in…
Madrid set for annual ‘Misión Abolición’ bullfight protest
• Protest march Saturday 5pm from ‘Puerta del Sol’ to Congress of Deputies • Support from Sara Sálamo, Clara Lago, Alexandra Jiménez,…
#VIDEO: Bank evictions & the loss of health, jobs, homes
• Homeowners tell how mortgage woes led to health & job loss, then eviction • Bank evictions continue at rate of 185…
#VIDEO: Macaco’s ‘Red Alerta’ highlights refugee plight
• Music video features Macaco, Tote King, Green Valley’s Ander & Aziza Brahim • Video response to drowning deaths of refugees trying…
#VIDEO: Activists protest bullfights in Pamplona
• AnimaNaturalis, PETA protest in Pamplona against city’s San Fermín bullfights • Activists say majority Spaniards reject bullfights, but gov’t subsidies continue…
#VIDEO: Proactiva shares rescued refugee’s nightmare
• Barcelona-based NGO posts story of Nigerian woman rescued in Mediterranean • Mirabel, age 24, captured by human traffickers, endures nightmare in…
PACMA sets date for ‘Misión Abolición’ bullfight protest
• Spain’s animal-rights party announces 16th Sept as date of annual protest • PACMA seeks end to bullfighting, bull-running and bull-baiting fiestas…
#VIDEO: Barcelona awakens to giant Greenpeace sun
• Activists roller 2,000 litres of biodegradable paint in busy traffic roundabout • Protest aimed at Spain’s reliance on fossil-fuels over renewable…
Spanish NGOS tell gov’t ‘No More Excuses’ over refugees
• NGOs join ‘Queremos Acoger Ya’ platform to demand gov’t accept refugees • Madrid protest march called Sat 17th June from Plaza…
Greenpeace says plastic major Mediterranean pollutant
• Mediterranean Sea plastics pollution comparable to contamination in Pacific • 72 percent of garbage collected on Spain’s Mediterranean beaches is plastic…
PSOE’s ‘We are the Left’ theme is challenge to Podemos
• Sánchez team airs new left-wing theme for upcoming PSOE party conference • Socialists under Sánchez to claim leadership of Spanish Left…
Lively debate kicks off final lap of PSOE leadership race
• Díaz, Sánchez & López face off in intense debate prior to leadership elections • Vote by party membership next Sunday to…