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Spanish protesters say police used excessive force against peaceful demonstration
Spain’s “indignados” gathered again in the city’s emblematic Puerta del Sol on Sunday to protest against what they saw as excessive violence when riot police cleared the square of a previous demonstration early in the morning. The version of events given by those in the square when it was cleared…
Spanish police clears ‘indignants’ from Madrid’s square
MADRID — Spanish police arrested 18 people early on Sunday as they cleared out Madrid’s central square of “indignant” activists who had spent the night as part of demonstrations to mark a year since the start of a global protest movement. The police moved in on the Puerta del Sol…
Spanish activists line streets to continue protest of dreadful economy
Masses of chanting “indignant” activists poured into the streets across Spain on Saturday in a vast show of strength one year on from igniting a global protest against economic injustice. Tens of thousands packed Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square, the emblematic birthplace of their popular movement against inequality, sky-high unemployment and spending cuts…
Spain’s ‘indignants’ to retake the streets
MADRID — A year after taking over Spain’s streets and squares, sparking a global uprising against economic injustice, the “indignants” are plotting a comeback. The activists, who once led hundreds of thousands into the streets, are launching a four-day protest May 12-15, ending on the anniversary of the movement’s birth…
Spaniards ring in new year of more austerity
MADRID — Luis Zorrilla wants to celebrate the New Year and forget, at least for a day, Spain’s economic crisis and government spending cuts that have triggered the “indignant” protest movement. “Today is a day to forget the crisis,” says Zorrilla, a teacher, laughing as he gets ready to eat…
‘Indignant’ protests to sweep across world
MADRID — “Indignant” activists, angered by a biting economic crisis they blame on politicians and bankers, vow to take to the streets worldwide on Saturday in a protest spanning 71 nations. It is the first global show of power by the movement, born May 15 when a rally in Madrid’s…
Hundreds protest Spain move to cap deficit
MADRID — Hundreds of Spaniards demonstrated Sunday against a constitutional reform plan aimed at capping budget deficit. “No to the reform of the constitution. No to a step back,” read a large banner as the demonstrators marched towards Madrid’s Puerta del Sol, the hub of months-old protests by the “indignant”…
Spaniards vote amid protests over mass unemployment
MADRID — Spaniards voted Sunday in local elections forecast to inflict a crushing defeat on the ruling Socialists as anger over mass unemployment boiled over into popular protests. Protesters, who blame politicians for bleak economic prospects and a jobless rate of more than 21 percent, remained camped in central Madrid’s…
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