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After Spanish girl’s body found, thousands protest violence against women and children

News Desk13th June 202116th June 2021

13th June 202116th June 20212931

Women took to the streets in various cities across Spain on Friday night, protesting about violence against women and children following the discovery of the body...

International Women’s Day marches prohibited in Madrid

Catherine Howley7th March 202111th March 2021

7th March 202111th March 20213156

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (11 Mar) Marches planned for International Women’s Day (also referred to as 8-M) in Madrid on 7-8 March, have been cancelled...

Thousands march on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

News Desk26th November 20194th March 2021

26th November 20194th March 20212103

Tens of thousands took to the streets on Monday across Spain for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with various events...

Five men convicted of sexual abuse rather than gang rape

Newsdesk / ACN31st October 20198th November 2019

31st October 20198th November 20193743

Barcelona’s high court has sentenced five young men to prison for sexually abusing a 14-year old girl rather than for gang rape – a verdict adding...

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Three men arrested for gang rape in Catalan seaside town

Newsdesk / ACN14th August 201919th August 2019

14th August 201919th August 20193415

Three men have been arrested in Catalonia for gang rape that allegedly took place in the seaside town of Blanes on Saturday night and Sunday...

Protests in Manresa against latest gang rape incident

Newsdesk / ACN17th July 201923rd July 2019

17th July 201923rd July 20192645

Hundreds took to the streets in the city of Manresa in Catalonia on Tuesday evening to protest another gang rape incident that saw four men held...

Echoes of ‘wolf pack’ case in new gang rape trial

Newsdesk / ACN4th July 20198th July 2019

4th July 20198th July 20193120

The trial against six men who have been accused of sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old girl in 2016 in Manresa, Catalonia, began on Tuesday, sparking a large protest...

‘Wolf Pack’ verdict overruled: gang receive 15-year sentences

News Desk21st June 201927th June 2019

21st June 201927th June 20194361

Spain’s Supreme Court has overruled the ‘La Manada’ (wolf pack) case’s controversial verdict, charging five men with rape, not sexual abuse, and increasing their prison...

General Election focus: the Vox party

Newsdesk / ACN27th April 201929th April 2019

27th April 201929th April 20193266

Spain has its own version of the far-right and the populist turned mainstream, part of a wave that has been surging through Europe: Vox, a...

Millions protest across Spain on International Women’s Day

Ben Norman8th March 20192nd March 2021

8th March 20192nd March 20213746

Millions in Spain marked International Women’s Day on Friday with a pro-equality strike and mass protests, in what has become a key political issue with a general...

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