Hundreds of farmers and about 500 tractors reached Madrid after organisers cancelled their march following the railway disaster in Toledo. The rally ended at Plaza de Colón without reaching the Agriculture Ministry.
At least 68 people have died after two high-speed trains collided in Urda, Toledo. Town halls across Spain held a minute of silence as searches continued and protests called for accountability.
Electoral lists for Spain’s 29 November vote are registered, and the PP is losing ground to Vox in recent polls. Their Senate pact includes Vox withdrawals in half a dozen provinces, with some members standing as independents.
Five tractor columns left for Madrid between 6:30 and 7:30 as Asaja weighed cancelling the mobilisation after a train collision in Los Yébenes. Farmers' demands centred on production costs and prices at origin.
Public security has become the central fight in Spain’s 29-N pre-campaign after looting in Barcelona and unrest in Bilbao. Feijóo promises tougher penalties while the Government accuses the PP and Vox of seeking electoral gain.
Santiago Abascal said at a Vox rally in Zamora that he intended to file a complaint against subdelegate Ángel Blanco. Police identified about 20 protesters near Plaza de La Marina; they dispersed without further incident.
The 26-year-old community leader announced a Senate bid as an independent for Frente Amplio on a joint list with PSOE. He also connected Madrid’s Puerta del Sol housing camp with about 8,000 people seeking homes in Ceuta.
Madrid expects 500 tractors on Wednesday, 28 October, as agricultural groups stage a march. The columns will meet at Plaza de Colón at 11.00 and continue to the Agriculture Ministry, with disruption expected from early morning.
Ceuta president Juan Jesús Vivas used an appearance on ‘El Hormiguero’ to urge Spain’s government to act on migration. He said the crisis was costing the city €1m a day and damaging residents’ lives.
After parliament was dissolved and the draft Estatuto Marco lapsed, national medical unions suspended planned strikes. They redirected pressure towards political parties, keeping their demand for a separate statute and other demands, including an exclusive negotiating forum and voluntary 24-hour on-call shifts.
The Ertzaintza arrested 19 people and is investigating three more after violence in Bilbao following a protest against a cancelled Vito Quiles event. Seven detainees are minors; cars and rubbish bins were set alight.
Accounts linked to Blocus are circulating calls for Saturday 31 October in Madrid and Barcelona, with Málaga also named. Police are tracking posts as they move from TikTok into private messaging groups, where times and locations remain inconsistent.
Police warned shops and restaurants in Sants after a Blocus call was announced for 5pm at Plaza de Espanya. By 5.15pm, the meeting point was empty apart from patrols and journalists; no participants had appeared.
Fires and barricades followed the cancellation of Vito Quiles’s planned appearance in Bilbao. The final official tally was 19 arrests and three people under investigation; eight were minors.
The Government Delegation and National Police are monitoring possible Blocus protests in Zaragoza. The anonymous platform has called demonstrations in several Spanish capitals and uses social media to mobilise young people.
The Ertzaintza warned of a “very high” risk of disorder before Vito Quiles called off his Bilbao appearance. Deusto shut its campus, and at least 14 people were detained after fires broke out.
Three Andalusian organisations will join a national tractor protest in Madrid on 28 October. About 500 tractors are due to set off at 11:00 as farmers demand relief from rising costs and fairer competition.
Anonymous TikTok accounts used the Blocus label to draw young people to Barcelona, where shops were looted and 33 fires were reported. The Mossos are investigating who ran the profiles.
Police say the violence was arranged through social media and private messaging groups. Of 128 people detained in Barcelona, 72 were minors; prosecutors are considering orders to keep them away from future gatherings.
Around 30,000 people joined a Madrid march organised alongside Mujeres Caballas, according to the Government Delegation. The group called for urgent measures in Ceuta and the return to Morocco of people in an irregular situation.
More than 500 people took part in disorder around central Barcelona after calls circulated through WhatsApp* (принадлежит Metа, которая признана экстремистской организацией и запрещена в РФ) groups and TikTok. Chat members shared images of looted goods and discussed further gatherings.
An estimated 25,000 people joined a Madrid march for public pensions. The rally came a month before the 29 November election, amid accusations that the right could open the way to partial privatisation.
Women from Ceuta marched in Madrid to draw attention to persistent insecurity and the city’s lack of normality. The protest came as parties campaigned ahead of the 29 November general election.
Farmers plan to camp outside Spain’s agriculture ministry from 29 October to 12 November after a Madrid march and tractor protest. Organisers expect about 500 tractors and are demanding relief from rising costs and fairer prices.
Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested about 100 people over Saturday's unrest in central Barcelona. Around a quarter are minors. The disturbances forced shops to close and left shoppers trapped inside.
Barcelona recorded around 100 arrests and 14 looted businesses after unrest around plaza Catalunya. Emergency services received 450 related calls by 22:00. Officials said the housing encampment was unconnected.
Dozens of students gathered in Barcelona’s plaza de Cataluña under the Instituts Indignats banner. Clashes with the Mossos d'Esquadra led to closed access routes and shuttered shops.
Around 400 anti-fascist activists pushed past several police checkpoints in Maó before officers stopped them near the Vox rally. They blocked both streets leading to the square as supporters tried to leave.
Spain is named in jihadist online material urging attacks on police and demonstrators amid unrest in several European countries. Interior’s cyber-coordination office warns that attackers may exploit pressure on security forces.
Spain’s cybersecurity coordination office alerted the Interior Ministry to a jihadist call for attacks at demonstrations across Europe, explicitly naming Spain. The material also targeted police and protesters and included attack guidance.
Retailers around Madrid’s Puerta del Sol say the encampment has cut sales by 30% to 70%, while Cocem estimates losses near €25 million. Shopkeepers also fear weaker trade in the run-up to Christmas.
Javier Milei left Madrid after a visit of less than 48 hours marked by attacks on Pedro Sánchez and protests at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Isabel Díaz Ayuso was his only political meeting.
Teachers spent Wednesday night at Jarama school in Rivas-Vaciamadrid during their sixth day of indefinite strike action. They want the regional education department to open talks; the government says it will not start new negotiations.
Spain’s Constitutional Court has declined to fast-track the Ombudsman’s request to restore voting rights for more than 163,000 people naturalised under the law of grandchildren. The issue now rests with the Supreme Court.
UGT and CCOO have registered an 11 November general strike in Aragón over stalled collective bargaining and rising housing costs. CGT and other unions have filed a call of their own, with demands including a 30-hour week and a 1500-euro minimum.
