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Spain investigates deadly fire that killed three women in suspected gender violence attack

News Desk12th March 202617th March 2026

12th March 202617th March 20261014

Spain was left reeling on Wednesday after what authorities described as one of the country’s most serious recent cases of gender-based violence, as police examined...

Spain joins Europe-wide Women’s Day rallies calling for equality, an end to gender violence and wars

News Desk8th March 202611th March 2026

8th March 202611th March 20261374

Protesters across Europe took to the streets on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day, holding marches and rallies calling for an end to gender inequality,...

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

News Desk20th February 202626th February 2026

20th February 202626th February 20261312

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...

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

News Desk13th December 202516th December 2025

13th December 202516th December 20251350

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 —...

New Spanish bill targets abuse of women via harm to their children or loved ones

News Desk1st October 20257th October 2025

1st October 20257th October 20252556

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government on Tuesday gave the green light to a draft law that would classify violence aimed at women by targeting their loved...

Spanish court applies gender violence law to convict man for killing puppy in front of partner

News Desk25th September 20251st October 2025

25th September 20251st October 20251554

A Spanish court has issued a landmark ruling by convicting a man for killing a puppy in front of his partner, marking the first time...

Two people killed after being hit by high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Salamanca

News Desk21st July 202528th July 2025

21st July 202528th July 20251796

Two people, both in their 40s, were struck and killed by a high-speed Alvia train travelling from Madrid to Salamanca (Castilla y León) on the...

Public prosecutors in Barcelona to appeal ruling that overturned Alves’ rape conviction

News Desk2nd April 20258th April 2025

2nd April 20258th April 20251504

The public prosecutor’s office in Catalonia announced on Wednesday their intention to appeal a court decision that overturned the rape conviction of former FC Barcelona...

Over 40 rallies across Spain to protest against gender-based violence

News Desk26th November 20243rd December 2024

26th November 20243rd December 20242032

Over 40 rallies organised by feminist and women’s groups took to the streets of Spain on Monday evening to mark the International Day for the...

Sánchez and Feijóo clash in unruly and chaotic TV election debate

News Desk11th July 202324th July 2023

11th July 202324th July 20232575

Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the main opposition party, the right-wing People’s Party (PP), took part in a...

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