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 Thousands in Madrid protest violence against women Thousands took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest violence against women, just as Spain reels from a grisly trial over an alleged gang rape. https://www.thelocal.es/20171126/thousands-in-madrid-protest-violence-against-women Sun, 26 Nov 2017 11:05:00 +0100 thousands-in-madrid-protest-violence-against-women One in five Spanish women victim of assault A new European Union review of violence against women shows that Spain has one of the lowest rates of physical assault and rape in the EU but the problem remains very serious. https://www.thelocal.es/20140305/women-still-silent-on-sexual-abuse-report Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:56:00 +0100 women-still-silent-on-sexual-abuse-report