Tag: Spain

Censorship of Venezuelan Films Reveals Fascism at the Malaga Film Festival
‘They are afraid of Venezuela’s truth,’ President Maduro stated. On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro harshly criticized the censorship of three Venezuelan films that will not be screened at Casa de America in Madrid. RELATED: Bukele’s Regime Humiliates Venezuelan Migrants: President Maduro “Fascism has prevailed for now. They censored three Venezuelan films. They are afraid of […]
March 18, 2025

ECHR Upholds Veto on Catalan Independence Debates
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Spanish Constitutional Court’s decisions were legal. On Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) deemed inadmissible the appeals filed against Spain by two members of the Bureau of the Catalan Parliament over the case brought against them for disobeying the Constitutional Court by allowing the […]
February 27, 2025

Patriots Summit Brings Together Europe’s Far Right
The meeting has been convened under the slogan ‘Make Europe Great Again’ (MEGA). On Friday and Saturday, the Spanish party Vox is bringing together around ten European far-right leaders in Madrid for the first summit of “Patriots for Europe” (Patriots). RELATED: Italian Far Right Proposes Banning the Islamic Veil This party was founded by Hungarian […]
February 7, 2025

Spain’s Government Approves Workweek Reduction to 37.5 Hours
Spain’s government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has approved a reduction of the standard workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours following a year of intense negotiations. However, the measure still lacks the necessary parliamentary majority for full implementation. Related:Spain Announces Immediate Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Key Points of the Workweek Reduction Following the approval, […]
February 4, 2025

Spain Announces Immediate Humanitarian Aid for Gaza
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced this Friday the immediate dispatch of humanitarian aid to Gaza, alongside two financial contributions totaling 16.5 million euros. These funds are allocated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and Spanish non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the region. Related:Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli […]
January 24, 2025

Pedro Sánchez Calls for Measures Against Social Media Threats to Democracy at Davos
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed a series of measures at the World Economic Forum in Davos to address what he sees as a threat posed by social media to democracy. These initiatives include eliminating online anonymity and holding platform owners accountable for violations. Related:General Strike of Transporters in Spain: Demands for Improvement of Labor […]
January 22, 2025

Some 7,000 Underage Immigrants Arrived in the Canary Islands in 2024
In this year’s first week, 2,360 migrants were rescued from 36 precarious boats, 288 of whom were minors. In 2024, one in seven migrants rescued on the Atlantic maritime route between the African continent and Spain’s Canary Islands was a minor. More specifically, the Red Cross reported that 6,971 children and adolescents out of 46,748 […]
January 9, 2025

Mass Rescues Highlight Deadly Migration Crisis Fueled by Global Inequality
In a stark reminder of the human cost of global inequality, approximately 770 migrants, including 73 women and 32 children, were rescued from ten precarious vessels in the waters off El Hierro and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands over the past 24 hours. These latest rescues underscore the desperate conditions forcing individuals to undertake perilous […]
January 7, 2025

Tragedy Highlights Dangers of Atlantic Migration Route as 69 Migrants Die
The incident once again underscores the deadly dangers of the Atlantic migration route, used by thousands attempting to reach Europe. The government of Mali reported on Thursday the death of at least 69 migrants who were trying to travel from West Africa to Spain in an improvised boat that capsized off the coast of Morocco […]
December 27, 2024

Over 10,400 Migrants Died in 2024 Trying to Reach Spain
Among them were 421 women and 1,538 children or adolescents. On Thursday, the NGO Walking Borders (Caminando Fronteras) published “Right to Life Monitoring 2024,” a report showing that 10,457 migrants died in 2024 while attempting to reach Spanish shores. Among them were 421 women and 1,538 children or adolescents. RELATED: 15 Migrants Drowned in the […]