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Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were workers inside. The suspects had met each

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Prison workers in Spain’s Catalunya region stage unprecedented protests after female chef killed by inmate

PRISON workers in Spain’s Catalunya region staged an unprecedented protest on Friday, to demand better working conditions in the wake of the shocking murder of a female chef by an inmate at

16 Mar, 2024 @ 11:43

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Paella no more? Farmers in Spain warn rice used to make the iconic dish could ‘disappear’ due to EU rules

AN iconic Spanish dish could be under threat as farmers warn paella rice could ‘disappear’ due to EU regulations. READ MORE: Why are farmers striking in Spain and when will they stop?

9 Feb, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Farmers in Spain destroy a truck load of tomatoes from Morocco as protests enter their FOURTH day: Tractors to ‘shut down’ major cities and roads after clashes with police

FARMERS are today protesting for the fourth day in a row as they plan to block motorways and roads across Spain. Dozens of tractors entered Barcelona on Thursday, cutting off the centre

9 Feb, 2024 @ 07:42

Lead

Farmer protests in Spain arrive to the Costa del Sol: Roads and ports are blocked by tractors

FARMERS are blocking access to Malaga port as part of a Europe wide protest against agricultural policies established in Brussels. READ MORE: Farmers in Spain fire warning shot to Brussels: Agricultural workers

6 Feb, 2024 @ 12:29

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Spain’s Socialist Party files lawsuit after far-right protestors hanged and beat effigy of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on New Year’s Eve

SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has filed a lawsuit with the public prosecutor after a group of far-right protesters hanged and beat with sticks an effigy of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on

5 Jan, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Politics

Spain’s prime minister as a piñata: Who was behind the New Year’s Eve protest in Madrid that saw an effigy of Pedro Sanchez strung up and beaten?

IN MADRID it is a New Year’s Eve tradition to flock to central Sol square, where crowds of revellers welcome in the new year at midnight. But on December 31, 2023, a

4 Jan, 2024 @ 12:56

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on ministers for ‘unity’ as turbulent term in office begins

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has sent a letter to his new Cabinet members calling on them for ‘coordination’ and ‘unity’ ahead of what is certain to be a hugely turbulent term

22 Nov, 2023 @ 13:34

Lead·Politics

Eighteen nights of protests in Madrid against government’s Catalan amnesty plan see more than 70 arrests

LAST NIGHT marked the 18th improvised protest to be held outside the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Madrid’s Ferraz street. The demonstrations were originally sparked by the announcement that the group

22 Nov, 2023 @ 12:17

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Conservative leader Alberto Feijoo calls for English to be prioritised in schools across Spain

Partido Popular leader Alberto Feijoo calls for fresh protests against Spain’s new government – after failing to secure his own majority at the general election

THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, is not letting up with his strategy of putting public pressure on the new government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. On Tuesday,

21 Nov, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Politics

Sex dolls as a form of protest: Demonstrations in Madrid against Catalan amnesty take a surreal turn

THE ONGOING nightly protests outside the Madrid headquarters of the Socialist Party (PSOE) took a somewhat surreal turn on Tuesday night, as demonstrators brandished around two dozen inflatable sex dolls as they

15 Nov, 2023 @ 11:56

Lead·Politics

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson joins far-right Vox leader at anti-Catalan amnesty protests in Madrid

FORMER Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson was present in Madrid on Monday at the 11th night in a row of protests called in opposition to the Socialist Party’s amnesty deal with Catalan

14 Nov, 2023 @ 10:24

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Protests in Madrid on Sunday November 12

Explainer: Why are people across Spain protesting against Pedro Sanchez’s Catalan amnesty deal?

MASS demonstrations were held across Spain on Sunday in rejection of deals struck by the caretaker prime minister, Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez, and Catalan separatist parties. The protests came on the

13 Nov, 2023 @ 15:42

Lead·Must Read·Politics

Dates revealed for parliamentary votes to make Partido Popular's Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Spain's new prime minister

An ‘unprecedented attack on Spanish democracy’: Leader of Spain’s conservative Popular Party slams Pedro Sanchez’s Catalan amnesty deal

THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, made a statement on Thursday in which he slammed the deal reached between the Socialists and the Together for Catalunya party,

9 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Politics

Firemen clash with police in Spain's Galicia region

Fireworks, smoke grenades and even flamethrowers: Firefighters’ protest in Spain’s Galicia turns violent as riot police charge

A PROTEST by firefighters in the Galician city of Ourense descended into violent clashes with riot police on Monday, leaving several injured after officers charged against the firemen. The incident took place

24 Oct, 2023 @ 14:32

Lead

SAVE OUR TREES: Residents of central Madrid neighbourhood protest against the felling of thousands of trees in their streets

HUNDREDS of residents are protesting every week against the felling of thousands of trees in a central Madrid neighbourhood. ‘Metro si pero no asi’ (Yes to the metro but not like this),

28 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Bullfighting protestor is dragged out of the ring

Video: Female bullfighting protester dragged out of ring by Popular Party candidate for local council

A FEMALE bullfighting protester was dragged out of the ring during a demonstration on Tuesday by a man who is standing to be a local councillor for the conservative Popular Party (PP)

4 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid

Judge pauses exhumations of Franco victims from controversial mausoleum in Spain

Nazi salutes and fascist chants: Clashes and arrests break out during exhumation of Falange founder in Spain’s Madrid

CLASHES broke out between police and far-right supporters over the controversial exhumation of Falange founder José Antonio Primo de Rivera. The remains of the father of fascism in Spain were removed from

24 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Demonstrations Prior To Women's Day In Madrid

8M in Malaga: Demonstrations and rallies for Women’s Day in Spain’s Malaga

MILLIONS of women will gather today across the world to strike, protest and party to mark International Women’s Day, with Malaga also set to stage various demonstrations and rallies to call for

8 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Women's Day

Protestors come out in force on streets of Madrid to denounce regional government’s ‘dismantling’ of healthcare system

HUNDREDS of thousands of people came out to protest on the streets of Madrid today, to denounce what they called the ‘dismantling’ of the region’s public healthcare system by the government of

12 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Protests across Spain over animal rights law that excludes hunting dogs

PROTESTS were held in 44 cities across Spain on Sunday over hunting dogs being excluded from the new animal welfare law which Congress will vote on this Thursday. Hundreds of people gathered

6 Feb, 2023 @ 11:18

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News

Thousands take to the streets of Madrid to demand the resignation of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

SOME 31,000 people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Spanish government, and demand the resignation of Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The demonstration was supported

22 Jan, 2023 @ 12:01

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Boos and jeers at pro-Catalan independence demonstration in Spain’s Barcelona show splits in the movement

SOME 6,500 people came out in Barcelona to protest on Thursday morning in support of independence for Catalunya. The demonstration coincided with a French-Spanish summit, at which Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and

20 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Madrid doctors and paediatricians temporarily halt indefinite strike to evaluate offer from regional government

AN INDEFINITE strike by doctors in Madrid has been suspended temporarily while union representatives consider an offer from the regional government to improve their conditions. Family doctors and paediatricians in the region

23 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Environmental activists spray children’s nativity scene with paint at Spain’s El Corte Ingles department store

ENVIRONMENTAL activists from the Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) group on Thursday sprayed black and red paint on part of the children’s nativity scene outside El Corte Ingles department store in Madrid’s central

8 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

With arrest of 24-year-old woman from Galicia, two Spaniards are now in custody in Iran

A SECOND Spaniard has been detained in Iran, as unrest and protests against the government in the Middle Eastern country continue. Ana Baneira Suárez, who is 24 and from the northwestern Galicia

10 Nov, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News