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WATCH: Former Spanish MP is violently arrested in Madrid after refusing to answer inquiries from ‘racist’ plain-clothes police

A SENEGAL-BORN former MP was arrested in Madrid following an ‘altercation’ with police, authorities have said – in a case that has set off a

27 Mar, 2026 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

The Andalucia President’s blackface stunt at Three Kings was wrong and insensitive – JOY E GLENN, a black mother in Spain, explains why

By Joy E. Glenn JANUARY in Spain is magical for children. The Cabalgata de Reyes is one of the most anticipated events of the year.

9 Jan, 2026 @ 18:45

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Opinion·Politics

Spain rocked by third night of violence as agitators ‘hunt immigrants’ after ‘Moroccan youths beat up old man for fun’

ANOTHER night of violence has rocked the Moroccan community in Torre Pacheco, in Murcia, with men dressed in black hunting North African immigrants. The rioting

14 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Murcia

Spain's men's football boss says sorry but will not resign over applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

Spain football manager and Madrid mayor reject claims by Real star Vinicius that country is racist

SPAIN’S national football manager and the mayor of Madrid have both spoken out in response to comments made this week by Real star Vinicius that

5 Sep, 2024 @ 10:22

Lead·Sport

‘Racism’ row erupts in Spain after mayor of tiny tourist town brands arrival of 200 migrants ‘excessive’

A SPANISH mayor has been branded as ‘far-right’ after criticising the decision to move hundreds of adult asylum seekers from the Canary Islands to his

2 Sep, 2024 @ 15:12

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Black TikTok creator says she is in ‘no hurry’ to return to Spain as it ‘still hasn’t learned from its terrible history with people of colour’

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN content creator has taken to TikTok to give Spain a rating as a country to visit for a person of colour, and

8 Jan, 2024 @ 15:56

Lead

The white actor wearing 'blackface' in a video from the Madrid council

Blackface row in Spain: Outrage after white actor ‘paints himself black’ to portray Balthasar in a Three Kings video for children

ANOTHER Three Kings Day in Spain, another ‘blackface’ row. In what is becoming a tradition as closely observed as Christmas and Three Kings Day themselves,

5 Jan, 2024 @ 11:05

Lead·Madrid

Are these dolls racist? Bizarre toys depicting monkeys dressed in baby clothes sparks row on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BIZARRE dolls depicting monkeys dressed in baby clothes have sparked a racism debate in southern Spain. A stall at the San Pedro Feria in Marbella

24 Oct, 2023 @ 15:35

Lead·Marbella

Spain’s far-right Vox party proposes restricting immigration from Muslim countries

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has proposed a motion for debate in the Congress of Deputies that would see immigration from Muslim countries restricted. The speaker’s

19 Oct, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Politics

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Spain’s far-right Vox party and eviction company Desokupa stoke anti-immigrant sentiment with fake news about murder in Madrid

FAR-RIGHT party Vox and an eviction company called Desokupa have been making use of a murder in Madrid to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment, despite the fact

5 Jul, 2023 @ 10:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Police Arrest Four Men For Hanging Dummy Of Real Madrid Player Vinicius From Bridge In Spain

Spain’s Interior Ministry tries to crack down on racism in sport with new guidelines

SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has established a protocol in the case of racist incidents at sports matches, and which will be applied not just inside stadiums

3 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Latest racism storm in Spain spreads to basketball after Madrid fans abuse Nigerian Barca player

SPANISH sport has been caught up in another racism storm, with this time the abuse moving to basketball. Disturbing images captured the arrival of the

23 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Sport

Spain's La Liga wants power to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

Spain’s La Liga wants powers to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

THE LA LIGA president says racism in top-flight Spanish football could be cut within six months if it was granted enough power to take action.

25 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport·Valencia

Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in January.

23 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Racists in 'unprecedented milestone' ruling for abusing Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

Real Madrid forward Vinicius calls La Liga and Spain ‘racist’ after racial insults from fans at Spain’s Valencia

REAL MADRID’S Vinicius Jr has called LaLiga and Spain racist after receiving racial slurs from the stands in Sunday’s one-nil defeat at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium.

22 May, 2023 @ 10:55

Lead·Madrid·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

Teacher in Spain’s Cordoba province slammed for using blackface and exaggerated accent in video about Africa

A TEACHER at a school in the Andalusian province of Cordoba has been widely criticised online after a video circulated in which she appeared in

15 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Cordoba·Education·Lead

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Mallorca fans in Spain racially abuse Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr for the second time in 12 months

Real Mallorca fans shamefully subjected Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr to racist abuse for the second time in a year during their 1-0 victory

9 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests three neo-Nazis on suspicion of antisemitic hate crimes in Burgos and Madrid

THE Spanish Civil Guard this week arrested three neo-Nazis on suspicion that they had committed antisemitic hate crimes. The two men and a woman are

8 Oct, 2022 @ 11:23

Lead·National News

Hate crimes in Spain rise by 27% fuelled by pandemic and ‘radicalised’ political debate

A big rise in 2021 hate crime numbers was down to pandemic restrictions and ‘radicalised’ political debate according to the office of Spain’s Attorney General.

7 Sep, 2022 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe

A STAND against racist and xenophobic hate speech online and elsewhere has taken place across 11 countries, with four arrests in Spain alone. Law enforcement

10 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Task force set up to tackle hate crime in the schools and streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca South

HATE CRIMES and discrimination are to be tackled head on in Orihuela with a special task force within the local police. The municipality covers many

1 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man On Hate Crime Charges After An Anti Islamic Tirade During A Wedding In A Costa Blanca Mosque In Spain

Man gets charged with hate crime after foul tirade at an Islamic wedding in a Costa Blanca mosque in Spain

AN Elche man has been arrested on hate crime charges after gate-crashing an Islamic wedding and threatening attendees. He punched one of the congregation members

8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia

Under a new proposal to tackle the scourge of street harassment, Valencia City Council hopes to put a stop to conduct that 'threatens a person's freedom'

17 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Archive image of Igorot people in Retiro

Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live

28 Aug, 2021 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Madrid·National News

Barcelona council fines landlord €45,000 for ‘real estate racism’ after refusing to rent his apartment to a young Moroccan

BARCELONA City Council has become the first council in Spain to impose a penalty for ‘real estate racism’. City bosses fined a real estate agency

7 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Property

Racist row with Spanish FA launching proceedings against Juan Cadiz of Cadiz for foul tirade against Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby

RACIST ROW sees Spanish FA launch proceedings against Cadiz’s Juan Cala over foul tirade against Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has opened a disciplinary proceeding against Cadiz’s Juan Cala over last Sunday’s alleged racist abuse of Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby. Valencia’s

7 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Sport

WATCH: Former Spanish MP is violently arrested in Madrid after refusing to answer inquiries from ‘racist’ plain-clothes police

The Andalucia President’s blackface stunt at Three Kings was wrong and insensitive – JOY E GLENN, a black mother in Spain, explains why

Spain rocked by third night of violence as agitators ‘hunt immigrants’ after ‘Moroccan youths beat up old man for fun’

Spain football manager and Madrid mayor reject claims by Real star Vinicius that country is racist

‘Racism’ row erupts in Spain after mayor of tiny tourist town brands arrival of 200 migrants ‘excessive’

Blackface row in Spain: Outrage after white actor ‘paints himself black’ to portray Balthasar in a Three Kings video for children

Are these dolls racist? Bizarre toys depicting monkeys dressed in baby clothes sparks row on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain’s far-right Vox party proposes restricting immigration from Muslim countries

Spain’s far-right Vox party and eviction company Desokupa stoke anti-immigrant sentiment with fake news about murder in Madrid

Spain’s Interior Ministry tries to crack down on racism in sport with new guidelines

Latest racism storm in Spain spreads to basketball after Madrid fans abuse Nigerian Barca player

Spain’s La Liga wants powers to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain

Real Madrid forward Vinicius calls La Liga and Spain ‘racist’ after racial insults from fans at Spain’s Valencia

Teacher in Spain’s Cordoba province slammed for using blackface and exaggerated accent in video about Africa

Mallorca fans in Spain racially abuse Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr for the second time in 12 months

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests three neo-Nazis on suspicion of antisemitic hate crimes in Burgos and Madrid

Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe

Task force set up to tackle hate crime in the schools and streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca South

Man gets charged with hate crime after foul tirade at an Islamic wedding in a Costa Blanca mosque in Spain

Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia

Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain

Barcelona council fines landlord €45,000 for ‘real estate racism’ after refusing to rent his apartment to a young Moroccan

RACIST ROW sees Spanish FA launch proceedings against Cadiz’s Juan Cala over foul tirade against Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby

Brit favourite Greggs to open first overseas shop at airport in Spain – with famous sausage rolls on the menu

New figures reveal that foreigners made up 60% of sexual assault arrests and 73% of violent robbery arrests in Catalunya last year

‘Living on borrowed time’: Spanish media react as the pressure ramps up on Sir Keir Starmer in the UK

Spain’s infrastructure was built for 40 million but groans under population of 50 million – plus 100 million tourists

Largest nuclear submarine in US Navy makes rare visit to Gibraltar in snub to nearby American military base in Spain