Tensions tied to Ceuta migrant crisis overshadow a date usually reserved for celebration
Tens of thousands marched nationwide as the government faced criticism over 5,000 migrants still stranded in the enclave, officials said.
- On Wednesday, residents in Ceuta appealed for calm as hundreds of nationwide rallies were planned in solidarity with the North African enclave, where many blame the Spanish government for an unprecedented migration crisis.
- Nearly five weeks after at least 72,000 people crossed from Morocco in a deadly border surge, Ceuta authorities estimate over 10,000 migrants remain stranded, triggering near-daily protests by locals demanding deportations or redistribution.
- The government has increased temporary accommodation capacity to more than 3,400 places from about 500 and deployed over 1,600 police, though local groups say these measures fall short of ensuring citizen and migrant safety.
- Nearly 65,000 signatures back the citizens' initiative 'Por Ceuta,' which calls for security reinforcements; Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres told RNE the manifesto is "not about defending Ceuta and the Ceutans, it is about attacking the government."
- Political deadlock persists as the opposition Party calls for deporting all remaining migrants; resident Lola warned, "There's a point where this will become a powder keg," while Francisco Garcia Segado of FPAV Ceuta urged demonstrations remain "clean, free, without disrespecting anyone.
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"Ceuta doesn't sell, Ceuta doesn't give up": her displeasure has driven tens of thousands of Spaniards on the streets nationwide. In the late evening it got restless.
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VGSeveral thousand residents of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta demonstrated on Wednesday against the handling of the migrant crisis in July. Many are demanding that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez resign.
Thousands of Spanish protesters spill onto streets amid fury at Pedro Sanchez's handling of Ceuta migrant catastrophe
Thousands of protesters have spilled onto the streets of cities across Spain amid fury at Pedro Sanchez's handling of the Ceuta migrant catastrophe.Demonstrations were held across the country on Wednesday, with protesters calling on the Spanish Prime Minister to resign over his response to the crisis.The rallies were called by a host of city councils across Spain, as well as opposition parties Partido Popular (PP) and Vox.More than 50,000 people…
Spain Fills the Streets Over Ceuta: Sánchez Faces Resign Chants After 70,000-Strong Border Surge
Tens of thousands of people filled plazas across Spain on Wednesday night, from Madrid's Cibeles to Valencia, Barcelona, Seville and Ceuta itself, demanding that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez act on the migrant crisis that has left a Spanish city of about 85,000 residents overwhelmed for more than a month. Spaniards are chanting that Interior Minister Marleska must resign immediately. The offi...
Spain migrant crisis fuels protests
Residents of Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta appealed for calm on Wednesday as hundreds of rallies were planned across the country over an unprecedented migration crisis that has left more than 10,000 migrants stranded in the territory. Nearly five weeks after at least 72,000 people crossed from Morocco in a deadly border surge, Ceuta authorities estimate that more than 10,000 migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain in makeshift …
More than a month after the onslaught of Ceuta, tens of thousands of people across Spain took to the streets. Their protest was directed against the migration policy of the central government.
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