Barcelona prosecutors appeal Manresa rape trial verdict
Barcelona’s district attorney’s office has announced it will appeal the verdict and sentencing of five men on a charge of sexual abuse…
Women’s Rights
One-third of gender-violence cases involve foreigners
► 32.12% of gender-violence cases from Apr-June reported by foreign women ► From 2007-2018, 28.3% of gender violence directed against foreign women…
One quarter of Spaniards at risk of poverty, exclusion
► 26.1% of Spaniards at risk of poverty, extreme poverty up first time in 3 years ► More men managing to leave…
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,…
EU index ranks Spain among ‘Top 10’ for gender equality
► Ranked ninth among 28 EU countries in bi-annual gender equality index ► Spain beats EU avg, improves overall gender equality score…
Irreverent feminists acquitted of hate-crime charges
► Judge acquits women women accused of crime against religious sentiment ► Court says ‘coño insumiso’ procession legitimate, not incitement to hatred…
Femen activists protest, pre-empt VOX anniversary rally
► Activists chain selves to arena gates to ‘close the door to fascism in Spain’ ► Protest includes slogans against fascism, VOX…
Gov’t, NGO link prostitution, human-trafficking, slavery
► Prostitution disproportionately impacts poor, marginalized migrant women ► Spain is #1 in Europe for prostitution, 18-25 yr olds using prostitutes on…
Spain’s single-mother families at highest risk of poverty
► Women head 82% of single-parent households, highly vulnerable to poverty ► Study calls for ‘Monthly Living Income’, increase in child benefit…
‘Feminist Emergency’ called over gender violence spike
► Rallies, vigils scheduled for Friday night in more than 200 cities nationwide ► Organizers demand funding of measures to combat violence…
Officials warn of conflating gender, domestic violence
► Equating gender violence with ‘inter-family violence’ creates confusion ► VOX says gender violence ‘big lie’, same amount of violence against men…
Spanish teens develop app to protect women from harm
► Team of Madrid-area high school students develop ‘When&Where’ mobile app ► App to protect women, girls from assault reaches finals in…
Supreme Court verdict: ‘La Manada’ rapists, not abusers
► High court reverses lower court rulings, ups jail terms from 9 to 15 years each ► Judges criticize lower courts, say…
Gender violence top concern among women aged 18-34
► ‘Instituto de la Mujer’ report surveyed 1,500 women of all ages across Spain ► Violence, gender equality, jobs, social inequities, climate…
Spain fifth worldwide in number of women in Congress
► Election of 164 women deputies for 46.85 percent of seats in new Congress ► Spaniards elected more women to represent them…
NGO says poverty hits single mothers, children hardest
► Women heading 82pct of single-parent families at higher risk of poverty ► Save the Children seeks 100 euros/child monthly income for…
Feminists say women’s vote key to PSOE election victory
Spain’s feminist organizations have lauded the participation of women in rallies and demonstrations in the months leading up to the 28th April…
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…
Feminists demand political parties deliver real equality
More than 100 women’s organizations across Spain have signed on to a manifesto in the run-up to 28th April general elections, calling…
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…
Congress commission passes six gov’t decrees into law
The Spanish government on Wednesday secured majority votes in the 65-member Permanent Commission of Spain’s Congress to approve six Decretos Leyes (‘Decreed…
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…
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…
Hazte Oír group uses Hitler image to attack ‘Feminazis’
Ultra-right group Hazte Oír has launched a new campaign using an image of Adolf Hitler to try to discredit gender violence laws…
Largest unions back national 8th March feminist strike
Spain’s largest labour unions have agreed to back the upcoming 8th March national feminist strike with various work stoppages and actions, marking…
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,…
‘La Manada’ rape trial headed to Spain’s Supreme Court
The controversial case of five men accused of gang-raping an 18-year-old woman during the 2016 San Fermín ‘Running of the Bulls’ festival…
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…
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…