Twenty-six prominent speakers who were due to take part in Madrid’s Festival of Ideas have issued a statement announcing that they are putting their participation on hold until the Festival publicly commits to severing ties with Allianz and to refusing financial support “from https://t.co/Bpld4OTkoN #FestivalOfIdeas #Madrid #Allianz #ES
26 speakers who were going to participate in the Festival of Ideas have issued a statement indicating that they are suspending their participation until the Festival publicly commits to dissociating itself from Allianz and not accepting financial support "from entities that collaborate. (translated)
And here are parts of the report from the United Nations rapporteur ("From the economy of occupation to the economy of genocide," 2025) in which she names Allianz as one of the fifty companies involved. Link: https://t.co/FYC2boWEfo https://t.co/Niz2d8xCXv (translated)
The erosion of freedom of expression and the right to protest across Europe↘️ Spain's “gag laws” are part of this trend, further restricting fundamental rights and freedoms. Comedian Héctor de Miguel arrested in Salamanca on the orders of a Madrid court. #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #Spain #ES #EU