`Feminist emergency` declared in Spain after summer of violence
(The Guardian Spain)

Demonstrations across the country come after 19 women were killed by their partners Protesters took to the streets of more than 250 towns and cities across Spain on Friday night to declare a `feminist emergency` after a series of high-profile rape cases and a summer in which 19 women were murdered by current or former partners.Organisers urged participants to `turn the night purple` - the colour of the feminist movement - to raise the alarm and protest against apathy, indifference and a lack of attention from politicians and the media.Hoy, la noche será violeta. Las calles de nuestro país se llenan de luz contra la #ViolenciaMachista. Porque el compromiso de la sociedad española es firme: frente a la violencia contra las mujeres, ni un paso atrás. #20S #NocheVioleta #LuzVioleta #20SEmergenciaFeminista Continue reading...