Tens of thousands rally across Spain in support of Ceuta as crisis fuels anger at Sánchez government
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday in a nationwide show of support for Ceuta, as the continuing fallout...
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Sánchez ‘embarrassed’ as Rajoy refuses to apologise for France football team remark
Spain’s former prime minister Mariano Rajoy has refused to apologise for his controversial claim that France’s national football team had ‘no French players’, instead responding...
Sánchez brands Rajoy’s French football team comments ‘xenophobic’ as diplomatic row erupts
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned remarks by former right-wing prime minister Mariano Rajoy, who claimed that France’s national football team had ‘no French...
Police probe Islamophobic chants as Spain–Egypt friendly sparks outrage
Spanish police have opened an investigation after Islamophobic and xenophobic chanting marred Spain’s goalless friendly against Egypt in Barcelona, in an incident that has drawn...
Real Madrid given suspended stadium sanction and €15k fine over fan’s Nazi salute
Real Madrid have received a suspended partial stadium closure and a €15,000 fine from UEFA after a supporter was seen performing a Nazi salute prior...
Espanyol fan who racially insulted Iñaki Williams receives 1-year prison sentence
A Barcelona court has handed a one-year prison sentence to an Espanyol supporter who racially abused Athletic Bilbao striker Iñaki Williams. The incident took place...
Outrage after town in Murcia region bans Muslim festivals in public venues
A town in southeastern Spain has barred Muslim festivities from taking place in public venues, describing the move as a defence ‘against foreign customs’. It...
Strong police presence, as fewer than 100 turn up for latest anti-migrant protest in Torre Pacheco
Far-right groups in Spain only managed to draw in fewer than 100 participants to an anti-immigration protest held on Tuesday night in Torre Pacheco, the...
Spain’s home minister blames ‘rhetoric’ of far-right Vox for anti-migrant unrest in Torre Pacheco
Tensions remain high in Torre Pacheco, a town in the southeastern region of Murcia, following several nights of anti-migrant riots that have so far led...
Four people convicted of hate crimes for hanging effigy of Vinícius Júnior from a bridge
A Spanish court has sentenced four individuals who were responsible for hanging an effigy resembling Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior from a highway bridge two...
