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France 24
a day ago
- Business
- France 24
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The Independent
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Several injured as anti-migrant violence erupts in Spanish town
Violent clashes have erupted in a town in southeastern Spain following an attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants earlier this week. Five people were hurt and one was arrested during the unrest in Torre-Pacheco between far-right groups, local residents and North African migrants on Saturday, local officials said. It was described as one of the worst such episodes in the country in recent decades. The town was quieter on Sunday, but government sources said more arrests were expected. Videos posted on social media showed men dressed in clothes bearing far-right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other in Saturday night's violence, which followed several days of lower-intensity unrest. Tensions flared up between local residents and migrants after the elderly man was attacked in the street on Wednesday, causing injuries from which he is recovering at home. The reasons behind the assault are unclear, and no one has been arrested. The central government's representative in the area, Mariola Guevara, told Spanish public TV the attack was being investigated. She also denounced "hate speech" and "incitement to violence', and said additional Guardia Civil officers would be deployed to deal with the violence. Nearly a third of Torre-Pacheco's population is of foreign origin, according to local government data. The area surrounding the town, which is located in the Murcia region, also hosts large numbers of migrants who work as day labourers in agriculture, one of the pillars of the regional economy. Less than two weeks ago, Murcia's government had to backtrack on a proposal to buy housing to accommodate unaccompanied migrant minors as the ruling conservative People's Party (PP) was threatened by far-right Vox, whose support the PP needs to pass laws. In 2000, violent anti-immigration protests broke out in the Almeria town of El Ejido in southern Spain after three Spanish citizens were killed by Moroccan migrants.
CNN
3 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Violent clashes erupt between far-right groups and migrants in Spanish town
Violent clashes erupted between far-right groups, local residents and North African migrants in a town in southeastern Spain late on Saturday following an attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants earlier in the week. Five people were hurt and one was arrested during the unrest in Torre-Pacheco, local officials told Reuters, in one of the worst such episodes in the country in recent decades. The town was quieter on Sunday, but government sources said more arrests were expected. Videos posted on social media showed men dressed in clothes bearing far-right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other in Saturday night's violence, which followed several days of lower intensity unrest. Tensions flared up between local residents and migrants after the elderly man was attacked in the street on Wednesday, causing injuries from which he is recovering at home. The reasons behind the assault are unclear and no one has been arrested. The central government's representative in the area, Mariola Guevara, told Spanish public TV the attack was being investigated. She also denounced 'hate speech' and 'incitement to violence,' as far-right groups moved into the town, and said additional Guardia Civil officers would be deployed to deal with the violence. Nearly a third of Torre-Pacheco's population is of foreign origin, according to local government data. The area surrounding the town, which is located in the Murcia region, also hosts large numbers of migrants who work as day laborers in agriculture, one of the pillars of the regional economy. Less than two weeks ago, Murcia's government had to backtrack on a proposal to buy housing to accommodate unaccompanied migrant minors as the ruling conservative People's Party (PP) was threatened by far-right Vox, whose support the PP needs to pass laws. In 2000, violent anti-immigration protests broke out in the Almeria town of El Ejido in southern Spain after three Spanish citizens were killed by Moroccan migrants.
Telegraph
3 days ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Anti-migrant violence erupts in Spanish town after pensioner attacked
Anti-migrant violence broke out in a town in south-east Spain late on Saturday after an attack on a 68-year-old man earlier in the week. Five people were hurt and police made one arrest during fighting between far-Right groups, locals and North African migrants in Torre-Pacheco, local officials told Reuters. The town was quieter on Sunday following the fighting, which was one of the worst such episodes in the country in recent decades. Government sources said more arrests were expected. Videos posted on social media showed men bearing far-Right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other. Tensions flared after the man was beaten up in the street on Wednesday, causing injuries from which he is recovering at home. The reasons behind the assault are unclear and no one has been arrested. 'Incitement to violence' The central government's representative in the area, Mariola Guevara, told Spanish public TV the attack was being investigated. She also denounced 'hate speech' and 'incitement to violence' as far-Right groups moved into the town, and said additional Guardia Civil officers would be deployed. Nearly a third of Torre-Pacheco's population is of foreign origin, according to local government data. The area surrounding the town, which is located in the Murcia region, also hosts large numbers of migrants who work as day labourers in agriculture, one of the pillars of the regional economy. Less than two weeks ago, Murcia's government had to backtrack on a proposal to buy housing for unaccompanied migrant minors as the ruling conservative People's Party was threatened by the far-Right Vox, whose support the PP needs to pass laws. In 2000, violent anti-immigration protests broke out in the Almeria town of El Ejido in the south after three Spanish citizens were killed by Moroccan migrants.
The Guardian
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Greece student protests and a Kenyan funeral: photos of the day
People carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack on a school where displaced people were sheltering to the morgue of al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A boy watches over water containers. People queue in front of water tankers every day to get clean water Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images People attend to a person who collapsed in a temporary migrant shelter at a municipal hall on Crete Photograph: Nicolas Economou/Reuters A Bosnian Muslim woman mourns amid gravestones of victims killed during the Srebrenica genocide, at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Photograph: Amel Emrić/Reuters A protester stands in front of a military vehicle approaching an agricultural facility where federal agents and immigration officers carried out an operation Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters Police clash with students outside a hotel where the minister of education is scheduled to speak at a meeting of Greek university rectors. Demonstrators are protesting against a new education bill that allows students to be expelled from university if they exceed the maximum duration of their studies Photograph: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA A memorial for flood victims in Texas Photograph: Ashley Landis/AP People hold photos of children who remain in the US after being separated from their parents. Hundreds protested to demand the return to Venezuela of at least 30 children who were separated from their parents during the deportation process from the US Photograph: Pedro Mattey/AFP/Getty Images Susan Njeri, the mother of Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, breaks down at Kenyatta University Funeral Home. Kariuki was shot by police on 17 June during protests over the death of a Kenyan blogger in police custody. He died two weeks later Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala appears in Alexandra magistrates court. The businessman faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering after he allegedly orchestrated a hit on his ex-girlfriend, the actor Tebogo Thobejane, in 2023 Photograph: Per-The Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates (left) and the Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step shake hands prior to stage seven of the Tour de France, from Saint Malo to Mur-de-Bretagne Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA Lionel Richie performing during the 59th Montreux jazz festival Photograph: Valentin Flauraud/AP A model presents a creation from the collection Skin, Seed, Decay during the designer Gabrielle Fenech's catwalk show at Malta fashion week Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters Kanye West at Shanghai Pudong international airport after arriving for a concert Photograph: Héctor Retamal/AFP/Getty Images Competitors wait to enter the main arena on the final day of the 166th Great Yorkshire show. The four-day event celebrates agriculture, food, farming and the countryside Photograph:
