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Simple, America and Israel are the only problems with the worldThree arrested after gay man beaten to death in Galicia
Protests mounted across Spain after 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz died following attack outside nightclub
Too often I encounter Americans claiming to be embarrassed and that the whole world is laughing at America, but I never encounter these Americans even noticing other countries' social disorders.
Three arrested after gay man beaten to death in Galicia
Protests mounted across Spain after 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz died following attack outside nightclub
Too often I encounter Americans claiming to be embarrassed and that the whole world is laughing at America, but I never encounter these Americans even noticing other countries' social disorders.
Three arrested after gay man beaten to death in Galicia
Protests mounted across Spain after 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz died following attack outside nightclub
Too often I encounter Americans claiming to be embarrassed and that the whole world is laughing at America, but I never encounter these Americans even noticing other countries' social disorders.
The attack prompted revulsion across Spain and led to demonstrations on Monday night in cities including A CoruƱa, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Salamanca, Bilbao and Zaragoza. Demonstrators carried signs with slogans including āYour homophobia is killing usā. Politicians in Madrid have asked the central government for explanations after some protesters in the capital were kettled and charged by riot police late on Monday.
Spainās prime minister, Pedro SĆ”nchez, denounced the killing and offered his condolences to Luizās friends and family. āIām confident that the police investigation will soon find those who murdered Samuel and shed light on what happened,ā he tweeted on Monday. āIt was a savage and merciless act. We will not take a step backwards when it comes to rights and freedoms and Spain will not tolerate this.ā
JosĆ© MiƱones, the central governmentās delegate in Galicia, said police were examining whether the attack was motivated by homophobia, adding that the investigation was at a crucial stage. He said 15 people had given statements about what happened. āThe [security] cameras are going to help us clarify what happened,ā he told Radio Voz on Tuesday.
The killing came less than a week after Spainās annual Pride celebrations and days after SĆ”nchezās Socialist-led coalition government approved a draft law to protect and strengthen the rights of LGBTI people.
Campaigners said the attack was proof of the violence to which LGBTI people are still subjected. āWe are being abused and murdered for being LGBTI,ā the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals said in a statement on Twitter. āWe will not rest.ā
The federation said that while events such as Pride made it easy to ācelebrate diversity for one month a year, this will not stop until we are all 100% committed to it for everā.
A study published last year by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 41% of those surveyed in Spain had experienced some form of harassment for being LGBTI in the previous 12 months. It also found 32% of respondents in Spain often or always avoided certain places or locations for fear of being assaulted, threatened or harassed due to being LGBTI.
Three arrested after gay man beaten to death in Galicia
Protests mounted across Spain after 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz died following attack outside nightclub
Too often I encounter Americans claiming to be embarrassed and that the whole world is laughing at America, but I never encounter these Americans even noticing other countries' social disorders.
The attack prompted revulsion across Spain and led to demonstrations on Monday night in cities including A CoruƱa, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Salamanca, Bilbao and Zaragoza. Demonstrators carried signs with slogans including āYour homophobia is killing usā. Politicians in Madrid have asked the central government for explanations after some protesters in the capital were kettled and charged by riot police late on Monday.
Spainās prime minister, Pedro SĆ”nchez, denounced the killing and offered his condolences to Luizās friends and family. āIām confident that the police investigation will soon find those who murdered Samuel and shed light on what happened,ā he tweeted on Monday. āIt was a savage and merciless act. We will not take a step backwards when it comes to rights and freedoms and Spain will not tolerate this.ā
JosĆ© MiƱones, the central governmentās delegate in Galicia, said police were examining whether the attack was motivated by homophobia, adding that the investigation was at a crucial stage. He said 15 people had given statements about what happened. āThe [security] cameras are going to help us clarify what happened,ā he told Radio Voz on Tuesday.
The killing came less than a week after Spainās annual Pride celebrations and days after SĆ”nchezās Socialist-led coalition government approved a draft law to protect and strengthen the rights of LGBTI people.
Campaigners said the attack was proof of the violence to which LGBTI people are still subjected. āWe are being abused and murdered for being LGBTI,ā the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals said in a statement on Twitter. āWe will not rest.ā
The federation said that while events such as Pride made it easy to ācelebrate diversity for one month a year, this will not stop until we are all 100% committed to it for everā.
A study published last year by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 41% of those surveyed in Spain had experienced some form of harassment for being LGBTI in the previous 12 months. It also found 32% of respondents in Spain often or always avoided certain places or locations for fear of being assaulted, threatened or harassed due to being LGBTI.
