Spain restricting people’s right to protest, Amnesty report finds

In a new report published on the 24 April 2014, Amnesty International concluded that the excessive use of force by Spanish police and plans to strengthen repressive legislation were a damning indictment of the Spanish government’s determination to crush peaceful protest.

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Amnesty International: Press Release, 24.04.14: Spain: Protests and the suffocating embrace of the law http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/spain-protests-and-suffocating-embrace-law-2014-04-24

ESO: Background information: Spain austerity: Huge Madrid protest turns violent http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-austerity-huge-madrid-protest-turns-violent/

ESO: Background information: Charity documents 'human cost' of EU austerity http://www.europeansources.info/record/charity-documents-human-cost-of-eu-austerity/

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