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Spain’s deputy chief of police resigns after rape accusations against him made public

News Desk20th February 202626th February 2026

20th February 202626th February 2026919

Spain’s National Police force was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday after its second-highest-ranking officer stepped down amid accusations of rape, in a fresh scandal that...

Spanish Congress rejects Vox burqa and niqab ban, as JxCat proposes EU-aligned alternative

News Desk20th February 202625th February 2026

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The Spanish Congress on Tuesday narrowly rejected a proposal to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, defeating a bill introduced by the far-right...

Podemos founding member and former MP Errejón to stand trial for alleged sexual assault

News Desk8th January 202612th January 2026

8th January 202612th January 2026684

A Spanish judge has ruled that former left-wing MP Íñigo Errejón should face trial on sexual assault charges, a development that has unsettled the junior...

PM Sánchez dismisses calling early elections: ‘It’s an honour to govern even in these circumstances’

News Desk16th December 202522nd December 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday reaffirmed what he described as his socialist (PSOE) government’s ‘absolute’ commitment to feminism, as a series of sexual...

Facing fallout among women voters over sex scandals, the PSOE tighten harassment protocols

News Desk13th December 202516th December 2025

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Spain’s governing socialist (PSOE) party is confronting a wave of sexual misconduct and prostitution scandals that now threaten one of its defining political pillars —...

Spain seeks to strengthen its ban on surrogacy

News Desk24th April 202529th April 2025

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Spain’s Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo (main image), has said that her department and the Ministry of Justice are working on a reform aimed at...

Players in Spanish women’s football league to strike for better pay & conditions

News Desk2nd September 20235th September 2023

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Players in the Spanish women’s league are going to strike for better pay and conditions during the first two rounds of the upcoming season, the...

Women’s race in Madrid apologises for food processor gift, yet considers it ‘non-sexist’

News Desk8th May 202315th May 2023

8th May 202315th May 20231845

The organisers of a women’s running race in Madrid apologised on Monday after the winner was offered a food processor to take home, sparking accusations...

Spain’s Economy Minister ‘won’t take part in more debates if she’s the only woman’

News Desk8th February 202214th February 2022

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Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calviño has made a stand for gender equality, saying she won’t take part in any more events or official group photographs where...

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