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The case of Almendralejo, where a group of minors used artificial intelligence to create sexual 'deepfakes' that exposed female classmates, has resulted in a groundbreaking ruling and legal reforms in Spain and Europe to combat gender-based violence and simulated pornography. (translated)

Qué pasó con Almendralejo, el primer gran caso 'deepfake' que desnudó a menores con inteligencia artificial

A 60-year-old man has been arrested in Isla Cristina (Huelva) after being accused of murdering his 47-year-old partner, who showed signs of violence from a knife. (translated)

Detenido un hombre de 60 años acusado de asesinar a su pareja de 47 en Isla Cristina (Huelva)

The article criticizes the culture of rape and the normalization of sexual violence in the expressions of some streamers, such as El Xokas and Aruberuto Makoto, who use alcohol and humor for men as an excuse to justify behavior that contributes to the dehumanization of women and conflates consent with creating stereotypes about male needs and female weakness. (translated)

De El Xokas a Aruberuto Makoto: el alcohol y el "humor para hombres" como excusa para disfrazar la cultura de la violación

The article points out the shortcomings in the system for protecting victims of violence against women in Madrid and emphasizes the need for better consideration of the victims' situation, who often do not seek help, while the police and other institutions are trying to improve the situation despite the rising number of cases of violence. (translated)

Cuando denunciar no basta: las grietas del sistema que debería proteger a las víctimas de violencia machista

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Gijón after stabbing his ex-partner several times, in violation of a restraining order, and he is charged with attempted homicide and breach of sentence while the victim is recovering in the hospital. (translated)

Detenido un hombre por apuñalar a su expareja en Gijón tras saltarse una orden de alejamiento

If a man with a female appearance is assaulted by another man, is it macho violence? The trans law states that it is macho violence only if the assaulted person claims to be a woman. It's astonishing that they have turned macho violence into an opinion, a feeling, a statement. (translated)

Catalan prisons have implemented a virtual reality program that allows those convicted of gender-based violence to experience situations from the victims' perspective, with the aim of increasing empathy and awareness of the consequences of their violent behavior, which has led to an increase in inmates' participation in specialized rehabilitation programs. (translated)

Las prisiones catalanas usan realidad virtual para que condenados por violencia machista se pongan en la piel de las víctimas

A 59-year-old man has been arrested in Marbella following the discovery of a 36-year-old trans woman stabbed to death in a possible case of gender-based violence, raising the number of gender-based murders in Andalusia to ten this year. (translated)

Detenido un hombre en Marbella por la muerte a puñaladas de una mujer de 36 años en un posible nuevo crimen machista

A 59-year-old man has been arrested in San Pedro de Alcántara, Málaga, as the alleged author of the fatal stabbing of a 36-year-old trans woman, in a case that the National Police is investigating as possible gender-based violence. (translated)

Detenido un hombre por la muerte de una mujer trans a puñaladas en una vivienda de San Pedro de Alcántara

The National Court has admitted the appeal filed by three NGOs against the new regulations of the Ministry of Equality that requires entities applying for grants to declare prostitution as a form of violence in order to access aid aimed at fighting trafficking and gender-based violence, which has generated protests for being considered an unconstitutional requirement. (translated)

La Justicia estudia si suspende el veto a las ONG no abolicionistas de la prostitución de las subvenciones de Igualdad

There is a special incidence of misogynistic violence in security forces. Several studies at a global level say so, but it also seems quite evident. (translated)

A man has been arrested and sent to preventive prison for the death of his ex-partner in a shopping center in Murcia, where he confessed to the crime to family members and coworkers, and he faces charges of murder and violation of probation after having been previously sentenced for mistreatment. (translated)

Prisión para el detenido por la muerte de su expareja en Murcia: ha reconocido los hechos

This summer is especially tragic in Spain, as at least 13 women have been murdered in connection with domestic violence since June, many of whom had previous experiences with domestic violence and were registered in the Viogén system, which monitors the risk of violence against women. (translated)

Verano negro de violencia machista: al menos 13 mujeres han sido asesinadas desde junio

The article highlights two recent misogynistic murders that occurred in public places in Spain, raising the total number of murders to 36 so far this year, and emphasizes how these crimes reflect a moral crime where the aggressor seeks to exercise power and control over the victim, challenging the usual perceptions of gender violence that predominantly manifests in the home. (translated)

Cuando los asesinatos machistas se producen en lugares públicos: "Es la escenificación de un crimen moral"

Machista violence leaves a new victim, this time in Málaga. All my love and deepest condolences to her family and friends. Every victim is a collective failure that challenges us as a society. We cannot turn a blind eye. If you are a victim, call 016. You are not alone. (translated)

Andalusia has recorded a total of ten femicides so far in 2026, including the recent crime of a Hungarian woman in Benahavís, which was initially dismissed as gender-based violence, and whose ex-partner has been arrested after confessing the act in a personal diary. (translated)

Andalucía suma diez asesinatos machistas al confirmarse el crimen de Benahavís (Málaga) que fue descartado en julio

One thing is clear: that some deniers of sexist violence taking charge of managing sexist violence can only ultimately translate to an increase in femicides in Andalusia. (translated)

Our utmost condemnation. Macho violence kills and it concerns us all to combat it, to unite efforts, to raise awareness, and to continue reinforcing protection mechanisms for the victims. Let's face this scourge with unity. All the love from Andalusia to the family of (translated)

Something must change when the only thing the Ministry of Equality of a country can do is send a letter to try to protect women from an entire autonomous community. It cannot be that this is the ONLY way to prevent denialists of gender-based violence from managing gender-based violence. (translated)

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In Ceuta, the situation has become critical for immigrant women and minors, evidenced by the case of a 12-year-old girl who was rescued from an attempted sexual abuse by a neighbor after screaming for help, reflecting the increasing violence in vulnerable areas like El Príncipe. (translated)

"Varios hombres abusaban de una niña, salí de casa y empecé a gritar"