General Election focus: the Vox party
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
Violence against women
Millions protest across Spain on International Women’s Day
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
Spain gears up for protests on International Women’s Day
Feminists across Spain are gearing up again for International Women’s Day on 8 March, after a feminist strike last year spawned an unprecedented wave of
Six arrested in Sabadell over alleged gang rape
The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested six men in Sabadell, a town in the surroundings of Barcelona, for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old woman.
Spanish feminists protest at far-right ‘sexist’ party
Spain’s powerful feminist movement rallied across the country on Tuesday against far-right party Vox for seeking to scrap tough laws against gender violence which it
Spanish feminists face far-right backlash
After a year of massive mobilisation, Spain’s powerful feminist movement is facing a backlash with the emergence of far-right party Vox which wants to repeal
Far-right Vox forms agreement with PP
Far-right party Vox, which sent shockwaves through Spain after winning a surprise 12 seats in Andalusia last month, has said it would vote in favour
Four arrested over New Year sex assault
Spanish police said Sunday they have arrested four men suspected of a New Year’s Eve sexual assault reminiscent of a 2016 Pamplona bull-running rape case
Rise of far-right unsettles Spain’s mainstream right
Spain’s far-right party Vox holds the key to the formation of a right-wing government in the southern region of Andalusia but is proving to be
Thousands in protest of violence against women
With banners and slogans against sexism and related crimes, thousands protested in Spanish cities on Sunday to mark ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence
