The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed NGOs urge Spain not to sell warships to Saudi Arabia A coalition of NGOs on Wednesday urged Spain not to sign off on a planned sale of warships to Saudi Arabia during an upcoming visit to Madrid by the kingdom's crown prince. https://www.thelocal.es/20180411/ngos-urge-spain-not-to-sell-warships-to-saudi-arabia Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:35:27 +0200 ngos-urge-spain-not-to-sell-warships-to-saudi-arabia Amnesty slams Spain over 'obsolete' asylum system Amnesty International called Tuesday on Spain to reform an asylum system it labelled "inefficient, obsolete and discriminatory", blasting the "embarrassing" low number of refugees that have been taken in. https://www.thelocal.es/20160601/amnesty-slams-spain-over-obsolete-asylum-system Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:08:29 +0200 amnesty-slams-spain-over-obsolete-asylum-system Six reasons why Spain is failing on human rights From a “gag law” limiting free speech to officers mistreating migrants and refugees, Spain still has a way to go on human rights, according to a new report by Amnesty International. https://www.thelocal.es/20160224/six-human-rights-problems-spain-amnesty-report Wed, 24 Feb 2016 13:15:03 +0100 six-human-rights-problems-spain-amnesty-report Surge in Ukrainian asylum seekers to Spain Spain saw a huge spike in Ukrainians applying for asylum in 2014, according to data released by Eurostat last week and analyzed by The Local. https://www.thelocal.es/20150325/spain-sees-boom-in-ukrainian-asylum-seekers Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:12:51 +0100 spain-sees-boom-in-ukrainian-asylum-seekers Kazakh dissent security chief wins Spain asylum Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that a Kazakh dissident who rights groups warn would face torture if he returned to Kazakhstan has the right to asylum in Spain, according to a decision published Wednesday https://www.thelocal.es/20150226/kazakh-dissent-wins-asylum-in-spain Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:00:00 +0100 kazakh-dissent-wins-asylum-in-spain Spanish 'sextremists' study topless tactics The Spanish arm of feminist protest group FEMEN is undergoing intensive training before embarking on an anti-sexism campaign of public nudity under the banner "Our weapons are bare breasts". https://www.thelocal.es/20130819/spanish-sextremists-study-topless-tactics Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:19:00 +0200 spanish-sextremists-study-topless-tactics