Protests
Latest news and information on protests and protest movements.
Thousands rally in Madrid demanding PM quit over graft allegations
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid on Saturday calling for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to resign over allegations of corruption within his entourage.
Thousands rally across Spain for women's rights and peace in the Middle East
Thousands of people rallied in cities across Spain on Sunday to denounce violence against women and the Middle East war sparked by US-Israeli strikes.
OPINION: The suffering of Spanish hunting dogs continues in plain sight
On Saturday January 31st and Sunday February 1st, hundreds of people and their dogs will take part in peaceful protests across the UK, demanding an end to the abuse, abandonment and killing of up to 100,000 hunting dogs each year in Spain, campaigners explain.
Spanish fascists march in Madrid after Franco death anniversary
Hundreds of Spanish fascists marched through Madrid on Friday, a day after the country marked the 50th anniversary of divisive right-wing former dictator Francisco Franco's death.
Thousands protest breast cancer screening scandal in Spain
Protesters flooded Spain's southern city of Seville on Sunday as public outrage grows over failings that led to hundreds of women not receiving the results of breast cancer screenings.
Tens of thousands protest in Valencia on anniversary of deadly flood
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster.
In pictures: Hundreds of thousands turn out at pro-Palestinian marches in Europe
Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the territory.
Thousands protest in Spain against Gaza flotilla interception
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Barcelona and other Spanish cities on Thursday to denounce Israel’s interception of a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla bound for Gaza.
Spain's PM stresses 'deep admiration' for pro-Palestinian protesters
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday reiterated his "deep admiration" for pro-Palestinian protesters who forced the final stage of one of the most important international cycling races to be abandoned at the weekend.
Left and right clash in Spain over Vuelta's pro-Palestine protests
Spain's political class are clashing over chaotic pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid that brought the Vuelta to a premature end on Sunday, with the opposition accusing the leftist government of permitting an "international embarrassment".
Spain's Vuelta final stage shortened amid Palestine protest fears
Cycling's Vuelta a Espana organisers cut the route of the race's 21st and final stage by eight kilometres (five miles) on Saturday, with large pro-Palestinian protests expected for the Madrid finale.
Activists throw paint on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia over Spain fires
Climate activists daubed Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica with red and black paint on Sunday to express outrage at summer forest fires that have ravaged swaths of Spain, the Futuro Vegetal activist group said.
IN PICS: Cities in Spain kick off second summer of overtourism protests
Spain officially kicked off a second summer of overtourism protests on Sunday, as demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the country with slogans such as "boycott Airbnb" and "rich foreign property buyers go to hell".
'Bring your water pistols': Barcelona braces for tourism demo
Demonstrators are set to hit the streets of the Catalan capital this weekend with instructions to bring their water pistols with which to spray holidaymakers, as part of a day of mass tourism protests in Spain and other southern European countries.
In pictures: Tens of thousands join anti-government protest in Madrid
Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday in an opposition-organised demonstration in Madrid accusing the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of corruption.
40 cities in Spain brace for mass housing protests on Saturday
On Saturday April 5th, tens of thousands of citizens across 40 cities in Spain will take to the streets to demand more effective measures to combat the country’s housing crisis.
Americans in Spain to hold anti-Trump protests in five cities
Americans in Spain are set to take to the streets this weekend to hold anti-Trump protests in five cities across the country.
Angry at Spain's flood response, 100,000 rally in Valencia
Some 100,000 people marched on Saturday to protest against the authorities' handling of Spain's floods in Valencia, whose eastern region bore the brunt of the tragedy's 230 deaths.
French farmers lift Spanish border blockade after talks with PM
French farmers protesting pay and conditions and a prospective EU-Latin America trade deal on Wednesday lifted a blockade on the Spanish border after an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier - although other farmer protests across France continued.
Locals in Spain's Canary Islands protest against mass tourism
Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday to demand restrictions to the mass tourism they say is overwhelming their Atlantic archipelago.
Thousands join right-wing rally against Spanish government
Thousands of people packed a Madrid square on Sunday to protest against Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government and demand an early election, at a rally backed by right-wing parties.
Spain's Canaries call another protest against 'predatory' mass tourism
Unsatisfied with the government response to previous protests, Spain's Canary Islands have called for further anti-tourism action in what organisers have hinted could be the beginning of a 'hot autumn' of demonstrations.
What to expect from Spain's general strike and Palestine protests on Friday
One of Spain’s leading trade unions has called for a general strike in 50 cities on Friday to denounce the war in Gaza, with protesting, picketing and some travel disturbances expected throughout the day.