New Spanish bill targets abuse of women via harm to their children or loved ones
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...
Violence against women
Spanish court applies gender violence law to convict man for killing puppy in front of partner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Spain’s coalition parties at loggerheads over amending sexual consent law
The unity of Spain’s first-ever coalition government has faced its toughest test in three years of power this week, with the two ruling parties, the...
Man in Spain jailed for a year after slapping wife during TikTok livestream
A man in Spain who slapped his wife during a TikTok livestream was sentenced on Monday to a year in jail, even though the victim...
