Madò Farta, an anonymous activist who symbolizes the protests against touristification in Mallorca, uses striking aesthetics and silence as tools to raise awareness about the need to preserve the Balearic Islands for future generations. (translated)
The construction of a macro hotel with 80 rooms in the Historic Center of Toledo, backed by the PP and Vox, intensifies the loss of housing and heritage in the city, provoking rejection from the neighbors and a legal challenge by the Royal Foundation of Toledo. (translated)
Hundreds of people protested in Sóller, Mallorca, against touristification and its effects on housing, local commerce, and quality of life, emphasizing that we are a community, not an investment, in a mobilization that brought together various organizations and citizens concerned about the increasing tourist pressure in the area. (translated)
Twenty-five people injured during the police charges at the protest against touristification in Palma have initiated legal actions against the involved agents, claiming injuries and violations of the right to protest, while additional mobilizations are being planned in response to the housing crisis in Mallorca. (translated)
The article describes how the Reside plan introduced by Mayor Almeida is transforming 19 apartments into tourist apartments in Lavapiés, which has led to the departure of permanent residents, and how this plan, criticized for accelerating real estate speculation, allows private investment funds to use residential buildings for tourist purposes. (translated)
More than twenty people have been injured during police charges at a demonstration in Palma against touristification, and those affected, supported by the platform Menys Turisme Més Vida, are considering filing a collective complaint against the officers, while demanding the resignation of the Government delegate in the Balearic Islands for what they consider an disproportionate and violent action by the police. (translated)
Durante una manifestación pacífica en Palma contra la turistificación, el fotoperiodista Xavi Hurtado resultó herido en la cabeza por un golpe de porra de un policía, mientras que la protesta, que reunió a unas 70,000 personas, terminó con varios heridos y una denuncia de actuación desproporcionada por parte de las fuerzas del orden. #Turistificación #Protesta #AgresionesPoliciales
The people of Palma protesting against touristification and is the response really once again police batons? (translated)
El delegado del Gobierno en Balears, Alfonso Rodríguez, solicitará explicaciones por la actuación inaceptable de la Policía durante una manifestación en Palma contra la masificación turística, que, aunque transcurrió pacíficamente, terminó con incidentes y al menos una docena de heridos. #Turistificación #PolicíaNacional #Manifestaciones
Yesterday, the police struck a photojournalist in the head while covering the protest against mass touristification in Palma. Ten days ago, the Civil Guard arrested two young activists as terrorists for opposing the capitalist mass tourism model. (translated)
Once again, police violence cracks open the head of a photojournalist. However, they don’t go after the vultures and speculators responsible for the housing crisis and mass touristification. They should take responsibility, because it is the impunity that allows them to repeat it. (translated)
What happened yesterday in Palma against those protesting against touristification is intolerable. Because it is the National Police, under Minister Marlaska, who charges against protesters and journalists. People are asking for housing while the Government responds with violence. What could go wrong? (translated)
Gigantic demonstration today in Palma against capitalist touristification. Impressive. (translated)
Police violence today at the demonstration in Palma against capitalist touristification. There is a photojournalist injured. (translated)
Decenas de miles de personas se manifestaron en Palma para exigir un drástico decrecimiento del turismo en Mallorca, argumentando que la turistificación ha invadido la isla, afectando la vivienda y el entorno local, en un contexto de crisis habitacional. #MenysTurisme #Decreixement #Mallorca
Más de 25.000 personas se manifestaron en Palma contra la turistificación y la crisis de vivienda, expresando su rechazo al modelo económico que ha llevado a Mallorca a una situación límite en términos de calidad de vida y acceso a la vivienda. #Turistificación #Mallorca #Vivienda
Paquita, una vecina de 82 años con Parkinson, enfrenta un desalojo inminente de su hogar en La Latina tras 28 años de alquiler, debido a la especulación inmobiliaria que busca convertir su casa en un piso turístico, mientras la comunidad se moviliza para ayudarla en su difícil situación sin alternativas habitacionales. #Desalojo #Vivienda #Turistificación
We are not going to look the other way while those who denounce touristification and the housing emergency in Palma are criminalized. I have asked the Government for explanations, because defending the territory cannot become a reason for persecution. (translated)
La plataforma 'Menys Turisme, Més Vida' defiende su 'manual de acción' contra la turistificación, que propone acciones de protesta no violentas como la sabotaje de negocios turísticos, argumentando que la verdadera violencia radica en la expulsión de vecinos y la imposibilidad de acceder a viviendas, en respuesta a las críticas del sector político y empresarial. #turistificación #Vivienda #MenysTurismeMésVida
La modificación de la Ley Ómnibus por parte del Govern balear, bajo el control del PP, permite una mayor turistificación y menos protección ambiental en zonas icónicas como Es Trenc y Es Vedrà, facilitando así el desarrollo de actividades ilegales y el riesgo para el medio ambiente y la seguridad de los visitantes. #EsTrenc #LeyÓmnibus #Turistificación
