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

News Desk20th February 202623rd February 2026

20th February 202623rd February 2026831

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 20251220

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 20252421

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 20251463

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 20251711

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 20251402

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 20241926

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 20232477

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...

Gender violence becomes key issue in PP-Vox pacts ahead of 23 July election

News Desk25th June 20234th July 2023

25th June 20234th July 20233048

Gender violence, and whether it even exists, has become the key issue in the possible pacts between the right-wing People’s Party (PP) and far-right Vox...

Women’s Day rallies in Spain show disunity in feminist movement

News Desk9th March 202313th March 2023

9th March 202313th March 20232452

Back in 2018, marches in Spain for International Women’s Day reached a peak as a global reference, when a successfully organised nationwide strike consolidated its...

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