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 Parents being prosecuted for gender violence will no longer enjoy visitation rights with children that are not in their custody under a Spanish legal reform that came into force on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210903/spain-bans-visitation-rights-for-gender-violence-defendants Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:33:34 +0200 spain-bans-visitation-rights-for-gender-violence-defendants Spanish rescuers continued trawling the seabed for the body of a toddler in waters off Tenerife on Monday after investigators said they believed she -- like her sister - had been killed by their father. https://www.thelocal.es/20210614/spain-reels-as-police-search-for-missing-toddler-feared-killed-by-father Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:03:03 +0200 spain-reels-as-police-search-for-missing-toddler-feared-killed-by-father Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday denounced as "unacceptable" a spike in domestic violence that saw five women murdered in the past week by their partners or ex-partners. https://www.thelocal.es/20210524/pm-decries-cruelty-of-spains-domestic-violence-after-five-murders-in-a-week Mon, 24 May 2021 20:04:22 +0200 pm-decries-cruelty-of-spains-domestic-violence-after-five-murders-in-a-week A Spanish court ordered Wednesday the interior ministry to pay €180,000 in compensation to the family of a woman murdered by her abusive husband after her request for protection was turned down. https://www.thelocal.es/20201015/spanish-court-orders-compensation-for-gender-victims-family-after-guardia-civil-failed-to-protect-her Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:47:34 +0200 spanish-court-orders-compensation-for-gender-victims-family-after-guardia-civil-failed-to-protect-her A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Alcalá de Henares, a town to the east of Madrid, after the dismembered body of his 22-year-old girlfriend was discovered in his freezer. https://www.thelocal.es/20190208/madrid-man-arrested-after-dismembered-corpse-of-girlfriend-found-in-freezer Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:32:44 +0100 madrid-man-arrested-after-dismembered-corpse-of-girlfriend-found-in-freezer A two-month-old baby has been admitted into hospital in Barcelona after being viciously beaten by his 21-year-old father. https://www.thelocal.es/20190111/two-month-old-baby-in-icu-in-spain-after-brutal-beating-by-father Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:50:41 +0100 two-month-old-baby-in-icu-in-spain-after-brutal-beating-by-father A Spanish mother in a bruising public custody battle was sentenced to five years in jail after hiding with her sons to avoid handing them over to their father, whom she accused of abuse, a court said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180727/spanish-mother-jailed Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:03:17 +0200 spanish-mother-jailed Hundreds of people took to the streets of Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday to demand the Spanish government fulfil its promise to finance an ambitious plan to fight domestic violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20180517/women-take-to-the-streets-in-spain-demanding-funds-to-fight-domestic-violence Thu, 17 May 2018 12:36:18 +0200 women-take-to-the-streets-in-spain-demanding-funds-to-fight-domestic-violence The number of reports of domestic violence against women increased by 20 percent within the first three months of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20170621/reports-of-violence-against-women-increased-by-20-percent-at-start-of-year Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:16:13 +0200 reports-of-violence-against-women-increased-by-20-percent-at-start-of-year The woman had reportedly missed her flight, provoking a heated argument that ended in her death. https://www.thelocal.es/20160602/man-kills-girlfriend-at-seville-airport-over-missed-flight Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:53:23 +0200 man-kills-girlfriend-at-seville-airport-over-missed-flight A man has been acquitted of raping his ex-girlfriend because the pair had a history of rough sex and he therefore couldn’t tell that she didn’t really want it, a judge has ruled. https://www.thelocal.es/20160505/man-cleared-of-rape-because-he-thought-girl-was-into-bondage Thu, 05 May 2016 10:46:30 +0200 man-cleared-of-rape-because-he-thought-girl-was-into-bondage A dual UK-Uruguay citizen who was constantly abused by her husband desperately wanted a way out. So she came up with a clever idea to call for help. https://www.thelocal.es/20160504/abused-mother-saved-by-hiding-sos-note-in-childs-homework Wed, 04 May 2016 13:05:03 +0200 abused-mother-saved-by-hiding-sos-note-in-childs-homework Smoking nervously, Ruth Cabero says she would be dead if she hadn't found refuge in a Spanish shelter for victims of domestic violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20160421/spain-battle-women-domestic-violence Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:51:18 +0200 spain-battle-women-domestic-violence The Archbishop of Barcelona is calling on locals to pray for rain while the city experiences its longest dry spell in over 100 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20160202/barcelona-bishop-asks-faithful-to-pray-for-rain Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:36:35 +0100 barcelona-bishop-asks-faithful-to-pray-for-rain A British man has been arrested in Mallorca after confessing to strangling his wife with a telephone cord during what he claims was a ‘sex game gone wrong’. https://www.thelocal.es/20160125/brit-expat-jailed-after-strangling-wife-in-sex-game Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:25:37 +0100 brit-expat-jailed-after-strangling-wife-in-sex-game The Archbishop of Toledo has sparked a furore after telling his congregation that domestic violence often happened because "a woman rejects a man demands". https://www.thelocal.es/20160105/archbishop-blames-domestic-violence-on-wives-not-obeying-husbands Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:06:10 +0100 archbishop-blames-domestic-violence-on-wives-not-obeying-husbands Madrid's conservative regional government will now spend more than €400,000 on helping domestic violence victims after rival parties demanded generous bullfighting subsidies be slashed. https://www.thelocal.es/20151211/madrid-diverts-bullfighting-subsidies-on-domestic-violence-spain Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:30:43 +0100 madrid-diverts-bullfighting-subsidies-on-domestic-violence-spain To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women The Local takes a look at the extent of the problem in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20151125/the-truth-about-domestic-violence-in-spain Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:56:22 +0100 the-truth-about-domestic-violence-in-spain Four women have been killed by domestic violence in Spain since Saturday when tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid against violence against women, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20151110/four-women-killed-by-domestic-violence-in-black-weekend-for-spain Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:01:40 +0100 four-women-killed-by-domestic-violence-in-black-weekend-for-spain "Stop male chauvinist violence" demanded tens of thousands of feminists from all over Spain in a demonstration in Madrid on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151108/thousands-protest-against-domestic-violence Sun, 08 Nov 2015 14:11:53 +0100 thousands-protest-against-domestic-violence