Spain
Spanish elections: “we’re all going to hell”
The bitter taste of the defeat of possible progress. The Spanish Socialist Party has won the elections again, but has lost seats, its faithful have not supported it. Podemos, the left-wing alternative to governing with PSOE, still lost more seats. The dream of favouring budgets that would have been the… »
They target us with nuclear weapons without us even knowing
How can we ensure that the people of Europe are informed of the silent threat to which we are subjected? Will Spanish politicians talk about this issue in the election campaign? Will they commit to signing the TPNW and work for the elimination of nuclear weapons? Let’s demand it! While… »
NATO simulates nuclear war in Europe
Meanwhile, the information and the danger in which we live are hidden from us by governments. In secret manoeuvres in Germany and Holland, NATO is conducting simulations of what a nuclear war in Europe could look like, as revealed by German and Austrian media and echoed in the Spanish… »
Spanish nationalism loses the plot
The English nationalism unleashed by Brexit is not the same as the Spanish nationalism unleashed by the Catalan crisis. Not yet. Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte for openDemocracy 14 October 2019 Imagine if what just happened in Spain, happened here. Imagine if the Scottish government declared the… »
“Nuclear weapons are no longer justified… fighting them can open up the future for us,” according to Álvaro Orús.
Taking advantage of the Madrid premiere of the documentary The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons, we interviewed its director, Álvaro Orús, about the documentary and the current situation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The premiere will take place on the 23rd, at 7pm,… »
Concern for children and medicalization of ADHD lead a group of volunteers to produce documentary in Spain
In 2016 a team of the Humanist Party in Madrid decided to transform their proposals into audiovisual productions. Then, together with a team of volunteers including a documentary director, a film student, a psychologist and some neighborhood supporters, they decided to take on the issue of parents who were being… »
General Elections in Spain: “Great mobilization against hate speech”.
Strong electoral results against the insane dreams of neofascism. The participation in the general elections of April 28 has exceeded 75% in all of Spain, almost 9 points more than in the 2016 elections. The increase was even more marked in Catalonia, above 76%. The PSOE wins the general elections. »
The extreme right international movement gets ready to fight its next battle in Spain
Hours before the closing of the campaign, an investigation by openDemocracy reveals the widespread international coordination behind the rise of Spanish far right Vox party. Francesc Badia I Dalmases for openDemocracy 25 April 2019 Surveys show an imminent explosion of ultra-right party Vox in the legislative elections for… »
Spain: the city of A Coruña declares October 2 the “Day of Active Nonviolence”
A Coruña declara el 2 de Octubre “Día de la Noviolencia Activa” en la ciudad »
Amparo Sánchez Rosell: The value of dialogue and the role of women in society
Valencian by birth, Muslim, Honorary President of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Valencia, Honorary President of the Citizens’ Platform against Islamophobia and businesswoman behind the Balansiya restaurant. We met Amparo for a delicious Andalusian meal at her restaurant Balansiya. We started the interview over dessert. Among many other awards, last… »
Follow LIVE Chile’s mobilisations 12.12.19
Film: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
2nd World March for Peace and Nonviolence
Documentary: UBI, our right to live
Milagro Sala
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
