8 d. ago What to know about Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ festival, the tomato street fight turning 80

Thousands of people are set to paint a Spanish town red with tomato pulp during the famous "Tomatina" festival

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3 w. ago Spanish town ordered to scrap religious festivals ban mainly impacting Muslims

Jumilla’s ban on gatherings in public sports centres breaches right to religious freedom, says MadridSpain’s central government has ordered officials in a Spanish town to scrap a ban on religious gatherings in public sports centres, describing it as a “discriminatory” measure that breaches the right to religious freedom as it will mainly impact Muslims.“There can be no half-measures when it comes to intolerance,” Ángel Víctor Torres, the minister for territorial policy, wrote on social media on Monday. Rightwing opposition parties, he added, “cannot decide who has freedom of worship and who does not”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Spanish town that 'banned' Islamic festivals: Inside the historic city where officials say they're 'defending local traditions' but Muslims say it is 'racist'

The historic town of Jumilla (pictured) was on the frontline of conflict between Muslims and Christians when the Moors were kicked out of southern Spain in the 13th century.

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3 w. ago Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals provoking a furious outcry as migrant tensions threaten to boil over after nearby town was rocked by riots

The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.

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3 w. ago Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals deemed 'alien to our identity'

The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.

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3 w. ago Outrage as Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals from public spaces

Conservative People’s party in Jumilla votes to stop civic centres and gyms being used for activities ‘alien to our identity’ A local authority in south-east Spain has banned Muslims from using public facilities such as civic centres and gyms to celebrate the religious festivals Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha.The ban in Jumilla, in Murcia, is a first in Spain. It was introduced by the conservative People’s party (PP) and passed with the abstention of the far-right Vox party and the opposition of local leftwing parties. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago British tourist faces £174k fine for flying drone over Spanish festival

Authorities have urged holidaymakers to familiarise themselves with the strict rules

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