UPDATE 19 October 2020: On 30 September, the parliament voted in favour to reopen the process to reform the Citizen Security Law introduced in 2015 and dubbed "Gag law". The…
Spanish police violated the right to peaceful assembly by using disproportionate and "unjustified" force to disperse a spontaneous demonstration in Valladolid in 2014, an action that resulted in permanent injury…
Article originally published in Spanish in elDiario.es. Since last Friday the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, announced the selective closure of 37 areas in the region…
By Defender a quien Defiende On 13 March, the Spanish President Pedro Sánchez declared the state of alarm which lasted until 24 June after three extensions approved by the Congress…
Initiatives published by Defender a quien Defiende platform - accessible here The Burorresistiendo Manual, developed by Legal Sol with the support of the Defender a quien Defiende platform, is a self-protection…
Update on policing and abuses reported via Red Malla
Update on the Spanish situation via Red Malla
Update on the Spanish situation via Red Malla The Spanish government is using the “Gag Law” (approved in 2015) against all those who do not comply with the rules related…
Article originally published in Spanish on Defender A Quien Defiende, 25 March 2020 - accessible here The organisations, led by the Defend Who Defends Platform, demand that at least four…
Article originally published on Defender A Quien Defiende, 19 March 2020 - accessible here At Defender a Quien Defiende, we alert on how the securitarian vision of political, social or…