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Spain’s Andalucia to receive €15.2 million in fight against gender violence

Andalucia, which will receive €15.28 million and three credits from the Government Delegation worth 9.5 million, is the community that will receive the most funds to fight gender violence in 2020.

20 May, 2020 @ 09:23

Lead·National News·Other News

Man arrested in Spain’s Catalunya on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body in a stream

A MAN has been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and then dumping her body in a nearby stream.

1 May, 2020 @ 19:56

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

A MAN has been arrested in Castilla y León, for allegedly killing his wife after he pushed her to her death from their third floor flat.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Women’s rights groups show solidarity for 90-year-old murdered during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain’s Andalucia

Campaigners, currently isolated due to the quarantine, have reiterated the message that during these times of confinement, no one is alone

6 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead

Support for gender-based violence can be activated from farmacias in Valencia

The person will only have to apply for a ‘mascarilla-19’ to request support from the pharmacist who assists them

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:35

Lead·Other News

Man kills partner in front of children and confesses to police in Valencia

The number 016 is in place for victims of sexist violence

20 Mar, 2020 @ 14:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Gender violence across Spain could rise due to coronavirus quarantine

The free number 016 remains in operation during this time

18 Mar, 2020 @ 14:28

Lead·Other News

Number of gender violence convictions in Spain last year reach an all-time high

THE number of gender violence convictions in Spain has reached a record high in 2019.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman jumps from balcony after partner threatens her with knife in Granada attack

The woman apparently jumped from the first floor balcony of her home in Salobreña after being chased by her partner with a knife

2 Mar, 2020 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Man kills wife with shotgun before committing suicide in Spain’s Andalucia

The woman is the third victim of sexist violence in Andalucia and number 12 in Spain this year

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Woman killed in second gender violence murder in Andalucia

This latest killing of a woman in Granada brings the number of those killed in Spain this year to nine

10 Feb, 2020 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

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Malaga city supports 302 women through gender violence programs in 2019

A total of 268 women have received psychological support to assist with recovery and for the process of breaking the cycle of violence

5 Feb, 2020 @ 20:00

Lead·Malaga

Man appears in court for rape of woman in own home in Spain’s Andalucia

The man was taken to the courts at Prado de San Sebastian this morning at 9am

31 Jan, 2020 @ 13:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Pensioner kills wife and commits suicide in Spain before granddaughter discovers bodies

This latest gender violence killing is now the sixth reported in Spain in 2020

27 Jan, 2020 @ 16:31

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

New feminist group on Spain’s Costa del Sol vows to fight for ‘real and effective equality’

There is still much to be done to achieve a society free from sexist attitudes and patriarchal oppression

27 Jan, 2020 @ 11:46

Lead·Malaga

Pensioner accused of killing wife, 73, is locked up without bail in Spain’s Andalucia

A spokesman for the Guardia Civil said there were no previous reports of abuse between the couple

24 Jan, 2020 @ 17:03

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Man arrested after woman found stabbed to death in Granada

the vigil will be ‘an example of respect towards women in the fight for equality’

23 Jan, 2020 @ 15:48

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

More women in Spain’s Andalucia seeking domestic abuse support this year

The surge in women accessing domestic abuse support services was mainly driven by those making use of emergency services.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 11:21

Lead

Spain detects 25 forced marriages between 2020 and 2022

Gender violence a major problem for Spain’s Andalucia as Malaga reports 3,000 active cases

Sexual violence has already claimed the lives of three women in the province, in Fuengirola, Estepona and in Cortes de la Frontera

2 Sep, 2019 @ 09:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Andalucia’s million euro campaign against gender violence slammed for stock pics and smiling victims

Critics have said the new campaign puts the responsibility of abuse on women and avoids addressing gender violence directly

6 Aug, 2019 @ 17:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Man arrested after threatening woman with machine gun, pistol and bow and arrow in Spain’s Andalucia

It comes after Spain’s 1000th victim of gender violence was identified as a murdered a mother-of-five

26 Jun, 2019 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Murdered mother of five in Andalucia becomes Spain’s 1,000th gender violence victim

The Junta has confirmed Da Silva has joined the long list of women who have been murdered by their partner since 2003, when official records began

19 Jun, 2019 @ 18:41

Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested for murder on Costa Blanca after his wife found ‘suffocated’ and naked in bed with rose on her chest as he fled to airport

She had denounced her husband in 2009 for an assault, and subsequently received a restraining order that expired in October 2010

10 May, 2019 @ 16:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED: Police found ‘trails of blood through the house’ after Spanish wife found dead at hands of alleged British killer

POLICE have revealed they found ‘trails of blood everywhere’ after they broke down the door of a house in Estepona before finding a woman dead in the bedroom. Arriving at the scene

11 Mar, 2019 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British man stabs Spanish wife to death on Spain’s Costa del Sol, before slitting wrists and trying to kill himself

Estepona City Council has now ordered three days of mourning for the murdered woman, with a minute’s silence to be held at 6:00pm.

10 Mar, 2019 @ 13:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Women across Spain protest on International Women’s Day as political parties clash over feminism

Last year the numbers of women protesting on March 8 in Spain reached 5.3 million, according to unions

8 Mar, 2019 @ 13:08

Lead·Malaga·National News

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