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Bias-motivated incidents in Spain
The map has recorded 117 bias-motivated incidents in Spain since January 2026, 10 of them in Ceuta. Sexism / gender-based violence is the most common category (73), then racism (27) and xenophobia (13). 82 of the 117 were assaults or worse.
Most reported and most serious · 10 outlets
Guardia Civil officer fatally shoots ex-partner at Llanes barracks
A Guardia Civil officer shot and killed his ex-partner, also a Guardia Civil officer, inside the Llanes barracks in Asturias while she was on duty. He also wounded another officer who tried to stop him before being shot and killed himself.
Incidents over time
| Month | Incidents | Discrimination | Threats | Vandalism | Assault | Fatal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| September 2026 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every incident
117 incidents, newest first.
October 2026
- Colombian woman insulted on a bus in Spain over her accent and origin
A man on a bus in Spain verbally insulted a Colombian woman, mocking her accent and her origin in Pereira and extending his remarks to foreigners living in Spain.
- Roma activist insulted while helping crash victim in Lugo
A Roma activist helping a young pedestrian struck by a car was insulted as a 'gitana de mierda' by another driver who ran a red light and nearly hit her, on Avenida de Madrid in Lugo.
- Man shoots ex-wife and her sister-in-law, then flees in Granada
A man shot his ex-wife and her sister-in-law, both aged 36 and 39, in the Norte district of Granada, wounding them in the chest and abdomen, then fled by car.
- Woman, 52, stabbed to death in Madrid; investigated as gender violence
A 52-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds on calle Ontanilla in Madrid's Carabanchel district and died after being taken to hospital.
- Woman killed by former partner in Valverde del Júcar
A 37-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her former partner in Valverde del Júcar, Cuenca.
September 2026
- Woman stabbed to death in La Campana; partner arrested after standoff
A 47-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the street in La Campana, Seville, allegedly by her 56-year-old partner, who barricaded himself in his home for nearly twelve hours before surrendering to the Guardia Civil.
- Man beaten in homophobic attack near Cartagena festival camp
A 28-year-old man was assaulted by a group of youths who shouted slurs at him and beat him near the Carthagineses y Romanos festival camp in Cartagena, leaving him with a facial gash and bruises.
- Cruz Roja headquarters in Ferrol vandalized with xenophobic graffiti
The facade of the Cruz Roja (Red Cross) headquarters in Ferrol was found spray-painted with hostile slogans such as 'Traidores', 'ONG antiespañoles' and 'Mafia de la invasión', linked to the Ceuta migration crisis.
- Deputy's car stoned in Ceuta over migrant-protection rumor
A group of residents in Ceuta stoned and damaged the car of a local assemblywoman after mistakenly believing it belonged to Basque activists who had announced they would travel to the city to protect immigrants.
- Woman killed by partner in Albacete, Spain
A 34-year-old woman was killed by her partner or ex-partner in Albacete, Spain; her body was found.
- Moroccan man beaten by group shouting 'go back to Morocco' in Spain
A young Moroccan man was chased and beaten by a group of youths during celebrations in Tavernes de la Valldigna, near Valencia, while attackers shouted 'go back to Morocco'.
- Woman found dead in Leganés home; partner arrested in Alicante
A woman of about 34 was found dead in her home in Leganés with signs of violence and stab wounds.
- Woman killed by partner in Madrid
A 34-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her partner in Madrid, and her body was found on Saturday.
- Woman hospitalized after partner tried to strangle her in Málaga
A man attempted to strangle his partner in a home in the Pinares de San Antón area of Málaga; she was resuscitated and remains in the ICU.
- 88-year-old woman allegedly killed by her spouse in San Sebastián de los Reyes
An 88-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her spouse in the Madrid municipality of San Sebastián de los Reyes.
- Two men assaulted in Oviedo after confronting vandals who tore down rainbow flag and anti-racist sign
A group of about eight young people vandalized a festival stall in Oviedo, tearing down a rainbow flag and an anti-racist sign.
- Madrid district bans Moroccan crafts fair while allowing Spanish one
Madrid's Centro district refused to license a Moroccan cultural association's traditional crafts fair in Plaza Juan Goytisolo, citing new rules barring markets in public spaces, while permitting a similar Spanish craftsmen's fair near the same site.
- Migrant boy shot by masked armed men in Ceuta settlement
Masked armed individuals shot an eight-year-old migrant boy who had arrived from Morocco at the El Príncipe settlement in Ceuta.
- Girl harassed as 'invader' at protest in Ceuta
A 13-year-old girl of Moroccan descent was insulted and accused of being an 'invasora' and having tuberculosis by participants in a protest in Ceuta, who demanded she show her ID.
- Ceuta solidarity rally in Madrid ends in clashes and racist chanting
A demonstration in support of Ceuta outside the Congress in Madrid ended in clashes with police, and dozens of participants chanted racist slogans including 'Whoever doesn't jump is a Muslim' and 'Spain is Christian, not Muslim'.
August 2026
- Teen arrested in Ceuta over sexual assaults on children at migrant centre
A 17-year-old unaccompanied foreign minor was arrested in Ceuta on suspicion of sexually assaulting four children, two boys and two girls aged 10 to 11, inside a migrant reception centre in the El Príncipe neighbourhood.
- Man arrested for sexually assaulting a young woman on Malvarrosa beach
A 27-year-old man was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman on the Malvarrosa beach in Valencia, near the Akuarela nightclub.
- Woman found stabbed to death in Isla Cristina; partner detained
A 47-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds on a public street in Isla Cristina, Huelva.
- Crowd attacks migrant settlement on Ceuta beach, burning shacks
A crowd stormed a migrant settlement on the beach in Ceuta, harassing the migrants, destroying their camp and setting fire to some of their shacks.
- Young man of Moroccan origin beaten in Ceuta by group shouting racist slurs
A 34-year-old man raised in Ceuta was assaulted by a group of people carrying Spanish flags who first shouted racist insults at him, then beat him with a stick and kicked him until he fell, near a gas station on Avenida González Tablas.
- Young trans woman attacked and insulted during Vilagarcía festival
A young trans woman was thrown to the ground, kicked in the head, and called a derogatory term for trans people by another girl and her companions during celebrations in Vilagarcía de Arousa.
- Trans woman fatally stabbed by her partner in Marbella
A 59-year-old man was detained after fatally stabbing his 36-year-old partner, a trans woman, at a home in San Pedro Alcántara, Marbella.
- Teenage girls attacked with homophobic slurs at Benialí festivities
Three youths aged 16 to 17 insulted five 14-year-old girls with homophobic slurs during the festivities in Benialí, in la Vall de Gallinera, and one of the girls was left with a black eye and knee injuries.
- Woman flees to Estepona café with children after partner's knife attack
A woman took refuge in a café in Estepona with her baby and 10-year-old child after allegedly escaping her partner, who had put a knife to her neck and threatened to kill her and her children.
- Doctor tells Moroccan patient her illness 'exists in Morocco, where the invaders are'
During a medical consultation at a private hospital in Ceuta, a doctor told a Moroccan patient that a disease he mentioned 'doesn't exist here' but 'exists there, in Morocco, where those who are invading us are,' and dismissed her objection that the remark was racist.
- Man kills his wife in a Murcia shoe shop, hides body and flees
A man slit the throat of his 44-year-old wife in a shoe shop in the city of Murcia, hid her body in the back room and fled; he was later arrested in Puerto Lumbreras, 85 kilometres away.
- Guardia Civil officer fatally shoots ex-partner at Llanes barracks
A Guardia Civil officer shot and killed his ex-partner, also a Guardia Civil officer, inside the Llanes barracks in Asturias while she was on duty.
- Woman killed by her spouse in Asturias
A 50-year-old woman was killed by her spouse in the province of Asturias, one of the gender-violence killings confirmed by Spanish authorities.
- Pro-Palestinian mural in Costa Teguise vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti
A mural in support of the Palestinian people at the entrance to Costa Teguise was covered in white paint and defaced with graffiti reading 'Fuera Islam' and insults against the prime minister.
- Swastika painted on Maimonides statue in Cordoba's Jewish quarter
A swastika was painted on the base of the bronze statue of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides) in the Tiberiades plaza in Cordoba's Jewish quarter.
July 2026
- Female politician harassed and pelted with objects by far-right protesters in Ceuta
Julia Ferreras, a local deputy, was insulted and had objects thrown at her by far-right protesters as she left the assembly building in Ceuta.
- Woman stabbed to death in Santander; partner arrested
A 27-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in a flat in Santander.
- Crowd shouts homophobic chants at interior minister at Ceuta heliport
A group of about forty people gathered near the Ceuta heliport shouted homophobic chants at Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived to address the migration crisis.
- Woman insults two men with racist slurs over their foreign accent in Palma
A woman in Palma confronted two men with serious insults and racist expressions after hearing their foreign accent, then assaulted several police officers who intervened.
- Moroccan youths beaten in Ceuta streets by suspected far-right attackers
Videos circulating since Wednesday evening show men in civilian clothes chasing, beating and kicking Moroccan youths who had entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a mass crossing.
- Woman stabbed to death by partner in Barcelona
A 34-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her partner in front of her two minor children at a home in Barcelona's Sant Martí district.
- Spanish councillor reports homophobic insults and threats over family photo
A PSOE councillor in La Rinconada, Spain, reported receiving homophobic insults and threats on social media after posting a photo with his husband and their two children.
- Woman found dead in Benahavís home after assault alert
The Guardia Civil found the body of a 45-year-old woman inside a home in the Los Arqueros area of Benahavís after neighbours reported an assault.
- Woman killed by her husband at their home in Alameda de la Sagra
A man attacked his 45-year-old wife with a bladed weapon at the home they shared in Alameda de la Sagra, killing her in front of their children.
- Woman found dead in Almoradí; partner arrested in suspected gender violence case
A 56-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Almoradí, Alicante, and her 61-year-old partner was arrested.
- Woman found stabbed to death in her home in Antequera
A 30-year-old woman was found dead with stab wounds in her home in Antequera, Spain.
- Woman killed by her spouse in Sevilla la Nueva
A 31-year-old woman was killed by her spouse in Sevilla la Nueva, Madrid.
- Vox leader moves to block Seville mosque and Islamic centre
The Andalusian Vox leader announced legal, political and administrative steps to halt construction of a private Islamic cultural centre and mosque beside the Polígono Sur in Seville, saying he opposes the 'Islamization of our neighbourhoods' and a 'Muslim priority', and comparing mosques to centres for unaccompanied foreign minors.
- Woman and daughter found stabbed to death in burned flat in Mijas
A 61-year-old woman and her 30-year-old daughter were found dead with stab wounds in a burning flat in Las Lagunas de Mijas, Málaga.
- Man arrested for chasing ex-partner with machete in Palma
A man threatened, insulted, struck with a branch, threw a knife at, and chased his ex-partner with a half-meter machete in the Son Gotleu neighborhood of Palma.
- Man kills wife and daughter, wounds second daughter in Alicante home
A man killed his 51-year-old wife and 20-year-old daughter with a knife and seriously wounded his other 26-year-old daughter at the family home in a rural area of Alicante.
- Woman's body found in well in Rincón de la Victoria in gender-violence killing
The body of a young woman reported missing since March was found in a well near the motorway in Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga.
- LGBTI mural in Valladolid defaced with racist, anti-migrant graffiti
An LGBTI-themed mural by artist Sara Macho in Valladolid was vandalized with the slogan 'Remigración Tradición' and Falangist symbols.
- Woman stabbed and seriously injured in Ibros, investigated as gender violence
A woman was stabbed and seriously injured by a man in the municipality of Ibros, in the province of Jaén.
June 2026
- Woman found stabbed to death at home in Mairena del Aljarafe
A 44-year-old woman was found dead from stab wounds at her home in Mairena del Aljarafe, Seville, after neighbours alerted the Guardia Civil.
- Two men beaten in homophobic attack after San Juan bonfire in Burgos
Two young men leaving the San Juan bonfire celebration in Burgos were followed by a group of four youths who shouted slurs at them and beat them in the face and neck, leaving one unconscious.
- Woman arrested in Tudela for beating and dragging her 17-year-old daughter
A 44-year-old woman was arrested in Tudela after police viewed video of her beating and dragging her 17-year-old daughter, who was found barefoot and sobbing in the street.
- Woman shot dead by her partner in Málaga
A 51-year-old woman was found shot dead in a home in Málaga alongside her 56-year-old partner, who police say killed her and then took his own life.
- Woman killed by her partner in Alicante
A 55-year-old woman was killed in Alicante by her 53-year-old partner, a killing confirmed by Spain's Ministry of Equality as gender-based violence.
- Woman strangled to death in Callosa de Segura; partner detained
A 48-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her home in Callosa de Segura, Alicante.
May 2026
- Man arrested for assaulting his partner in Carabanchel, Madrid
A man was arrested after assaulting his partner in a home in Carabanchel, Madrid, when she asked him for money to buy food.
- Jewish woman and her partner barred from Barcelona spa's lesbian event
An American Jewish woman living in Barcelona and her female partner were denied entry to a lesbian event at the Thermas Barcelona spa because she wore a Star of David necklace that staff and patrons linked to 'Zionism' and 'genocide'; when they refused to renounce it, they were removed from the venue.
- Woman detained after stabbing partner during domestic dispute in Salamanca
During a dispute in a tourist flat in central Salamanca, a man grabbed a woman by the neck and she stabbed him in the leg with scissors.
- Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in Figueres
A 32-year-old woman was killed by stabbing by her ex-partner in Plaça Tarradellas in Figueres.
- Man shoots partner, children and parents in El Ejido
A 25-year-old man opened fire on his parents, his 19-year-old partner and their two young children in the El Canalillo area between Balanegra and El Ejido, killing his parents and leaving the woman and the two minors seriously wounded.
- Woman and son shot dead at Guardia Civil barracks in Dolores
A Guardia Civil officer shot dead his 51-year-old wife and their son at the family residence inside the Guardia Civil barracks in Dolores, Alicante, before apparently killing himself.
- Homophobic graffiti targeting councillor found on Santo Domingo bridge
Homophobic graffiti naming a local councillor and first deputy mayor appeared on the Puente del Santo in Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
- Woman, 21, allegedly killed by her partner in Madrid
A 21-year-old woman was found unconscious in the street in Madrid's Carabanchel district with a severe head injury and died; her 23-year-old partner was arrested.
- Young woman allegedly killed in gender-violence attack in Santa Úrsula
A young woman was allegedly murdered in a gender-violence killing in the municipality of Santa Úrsula, Tenerife.
- Pregnant woman assaulted by partner in Bilbao home
A pregnant woman in Bilbao called emergency services after her partner beat and threatened her and took her phone; she was treated for bruises.
- Man arrested in Vilagarcía for assaulting ex-partner and breaching restraining order
A 37-year-old man was arrested in Vilagarcía de Arousa after allegedly assaulting his 26-year-old former partner at a home on Rúa da Coca in the As Carolinas neighbourhood, in violation of an active restraining order.
April 2026
- Minor assaulted in gender-violence attack at Seville fair
A girl was assaulted in an attack of gender violence at the Seville fair in the early hours; she was taken to a first-aid post and then to a hospital, and the National Police is investigating.
- Students insulted with racist slurs at Aliança Catalana stall on Sant Jordi
During Sant Jordi celebrations in Torroella de Montgrí, students from Institut Montgrí were verbally harassed and insulted with racist and exclusionary slurs by people running an Aliança Catalana stall, including phrases telling immigrants and people of color to leave.
- Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in Seseña, Toledo
A 43-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Seseña, Toledo, by her 50-year-old ex-partner, who then took his own life.
- Woman killed by ex-partner in Córdoba despite restraining order
A 64-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in the Fuensanta neighbourhood of Córdoba, Spain, despite a restraining order against him.
- Woman dies escaping ex-partner through window in Pamplona
A 37-year-old Nicaraguan woman died after falling from a third-floor window in Pamplona while trying to escape her ex-partner, who was detained for breaching a restraining order for gender violence.
- VOX leader calls PP's Juanma Moreno 'Juanma Moruno' at Málaga rally
At a campaign event in Málaga, VOX leader Santiago Abascal referred to PP leader Juanma Moreno as 'Juanma Moruno', a slur alluding to his Moroccan origin.
- Woman allegedly killed by her partner in Basauri
A 44-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her 45-year-old partner in Basauri, in the Basque Country.
- Easter effigy of Netanyahu burned in Spanish town
Residents of El Burgo, Spain burned a seven-metre effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, filled with gunpowder and bearing a 'genocide' sign, on the town's central square during the Easter 'Quema de Judas' tradition.
March 2026
- Moroccan migrant detained by ethnic-racial profiling in Valencia
A 23-year-old Moroccan man was detained by police on the basis of ethnic-racial profiling and held in the CIE immigration detention centre in Valencia at the end of March.
- Crowd chants anti-Muslim slur at Spain vs Egypt match
During a Spain vs Egypt football match at the RCDE Stadium, a section of the crowd chanted 'Musulmán el que no bote', mocking Muslims.
- Police detain anti-racist activist Serigne Mbaye at his home in Madrid
Police officers detained anti-racist activist and former regional deputy Serigne Mbaye at the entrance of his home in Madrid during a raid described as racial profiling, using excessive force against him and several neighbours.
- Teacher at Mallorca school targeted with homophobic comments online
Students at a secondary school in Andratx used a fake account to enter a digital classroom and posted degrading comments mocking a teacher's sexual orientation, along with obscene photographs.
- Arrecife councillor receives racist and xenophobic comments online
A city councillor in Arrecife was targeted with racist and xenophobic comments on social media after posting about poor sea conditions along the capital's coastline.
- Woman shot dead outside her home in Zaragoza; male attacker also dies
A woman of about 40 was shot several times as she left her building on Calle del Cardenal Cisneros in Zaragoza's Las Fuentes district.
- 3-year-old girl found hanged in Torrevieja; father suspected in vicarious gender violence case
A 3-year-old girl was found hanged in a home in Torrevieja, Alicante, and her father, the suspected perpetrator, was found dead in the same manner.
- Woman found dead in Pedreña home; partner arrested
A 64-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Pedreña, in the Marina de Cudeyo area of Cantabria, and an autopsy determined the death was violent.
- Intentional fire in Miranda de Ebro kills three women
An intentional fire in Miranda de Ebro killed three women and injured four other people; by mid-morning it was being treated as a case of gender-based violence.
- Students pose forming 'todas putas' phrase at Zaragoza high school
A group of 2nd-year Baccalaureate students at IES Goya in Zaragoza posed for a photograph forming the phrase 'todas putas' with their hands, prompting families to demand action from the school.
- Young man assaulted in Pontevedra in homophobic attack
A young man was attacked while leaving a pub in Pontevedra by an assailant who shouted a homophobic slur at him.
- Landlady strangled by tenant during argument in Madrid flat
A 20-year-old male tenant strangled his 31-year-old landlady during an argument in the flat he rented from her in the Carabanchel district of Madrid, then confessed at a police station.
February 2026
- Woman beaten by ex-partner who had a restraining order against her
A 27-year-old woman was beaten on various parts of her body by her 25-year-old ex-partner, who was subject to a restraining order against her, in Tudela.
- Man kills son and gravely wounds wife in Arona, Tenerife
A 35-year-old man killed his 10-year-old son and gravely wounded his 26-year-old wife with a machete in a housing block in Arona, Tenerife.
- Woman killed in gender-violence attack in Sarriguren
A woman was killed and another woman was injured in a gender-violence attack in Sarriguren, Navarra.
- Man dies after attacking ex-partner at her home in Cartagena
A man with a recently expired restraining order attacked his ex-partner at her home in Playa Honda, Cartagena, and then fell to his death from a third-floor window.
- Spanish town bans face-covering veils in municipal buildings
The Níjar town council approved a measure, proposed by Vox and backed by the PP, barring access to municipal buildings for people whose faces are fully or partially covered, citing the niqab and burka.
- Woman found strangled in Madrid home; ex-partner detained
A 37-year-old woman was found dead in her bed with signs of strangulation at her home in Madrid.
- Senior police official accused of sexually assaulting a female subordinate
A senior National Police official allegedly sexually assaulted a female subordinate at his official residence, using his institutional authority and physical superiority to overcome her repeated refusals.
- Woman and her 12-year-old daughter found killed in their home in Xilxes
A woman and her 12-year-old daughter were found with their throats cut in their home in Xilxes, Castellón.
- Nurse killed by former partner at Benicàssim health center
A 65-year-old nurse was killed by her former partner at the health center in Benicàssim, Spain.
- Vox leaders post racist video in Manacor attacking 'Islamization'
The president of Vox in the Balearic Islands and a local party leader recorded and published a video in Manacor in which they walked through the town describing shops as belonging to 'Moors' and warning that 'Islamization is advancing'.
- Far-right group places racist 'multicultural zone' warning signs in Tenerife
Far-right Falangist youth placed warning signs in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, claiming a 'multicultural zone' danger and depicting an attack on an elderly woman.
- Woman stabbed to death in Mos; ex-partner suspected
A 52-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her home in Mos, Pontevedra.
January 2026
- Man arrested for assaulting ex-partner on street in Las Palmas
A 54-year-old man grabbed his ex-partner by the neck and tried to take her jewelry on Puerto Real street in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Mob attacks homes of Romanian and Roma families in Cardeñadijo
A group of about fifty residents of Cardeñadijo attacked three houses occupied by Romanian and Roma families with bricks, stones and sticks, shouting xenophobic insults and racist slurs and telling them to leave the town.
- Woman found dead in Alhaurín el Grande; man detained in gender-violence probe
A 33-year-old woman was found dead with neck wounds at a home in Alhaurín el Grande, and a man was detained after surrendering at a prison in the neighbouring town.
- British mother of three stabbed to death in Spain
A 33-year-old British mother of three was stabbed to death at a property in the La Paca area of Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga.
- Jewish cemetery gravestones desecrated in Barcelona
Several gravestones were smashed and vandalized by unknown individuals at the Jewish cemetery in Barcelona's Les Corts neighborhood, as reported by the city's Jewish community.
- Migrant care workers in Bilbao denounce racist labour exploitation
A group of women working in community homes for the elderly in Bilbao denounced through the LAB union that the owner exploits migrant and racialised workers, in some cases without contracts and with pay below the collective agreement, and that she insults and threatens them.
- Racist chants aimed at Vinicius in Albacete ahead of Copa del Rey match
A group of individuals in a bar near the stadium in Albacete chanted racist slurs at Real Madrid player Vinicius ahead of the Copa del Rey match.
- Man arrested in Pontevedra for threatening partner with an axe
A man in Pontevedra pushed his partner, seized her phone and threatened her with an axe during a dispute, causing her to flee the home.
- Man detained for killing his wife in Olvera, Cádiz
A 60-year-old man was detained by the Guardia Civil for the murder of his 58-year-old wife in Olvera, Cádiz, investigated as gender-based violence.
- Elderly man detained over partner's death investigated as gender violence
An 81-year-old man was detained on suspicion of killing his 78-year-old partner in Badajoz, Spain.
- Commentator calls Venezuelan exiles in Spain a 'fascist rabble'
A Spanish media commentator published an article calling Venezuelan exiles in Spain a 'fascist rabble' and 'idiots', and criticizing the granting of asylum to them.
- Woman killed by her partner in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
A 43-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her partner in the home they shared in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Woman found stabbed to death in Quesada; ex-partner arrested
A 38-year-old woman was found with stab wounds in the Los Molinos area of Quesada, Jaén, and the Guardia Civil arrested a man, her former partner, in connection with her death.
- Woman reports repeated abuse and sexual assault by partner, a Guardia Civil lieutenant
A woman reported that her partner, a Guardia Civil lieutenant, subjected her to continued abuse and three sexual assaults during their relationship.