He Government It has banned only two of the more than 620 protests held in Spain in support of the release of terrorist prisoners over the past year, according to data compiled by the Home office. A figure that contrasts with the more categorical position taken by the different government delegations in other cases such as the marches in favor of labor rights or those called by other political parties. In addition, during the past year, the executive of Pedro Sánchez has given the green light to all the demonstrations requested by the independence organizations.
Thus, the various government delegations banned a total of 93 events in 2023 that were communicated before their celebration, which represents 0.29% of those organized. A quarter of the unauthorized candidates had been promoted by political parties, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Defense. Fernando Grande-Marlaska. In its statistical yearbook, the Interior indicates that last year 31,715 demonstrations were reported, 6.7% less than in 2022. In 31 of them there were incidents, the majority (24) related to traffic disruptions, while in only two there were incidents classified in the “coercion and detention” section.
In the distribution by promoters, the Interior notes 2,966 demonstrations reported by political parties, of which 23 were banned. The highest number of bans, with 24, was recorded in the category of citizen associations, with 9,998 demonstrations reported. The company and workers’ committees reported 1,242 demonstrations, with 18 bans, while the unions did the same on 9,921 occasions, with the refusal to demonstrate in 12 of them. Among the promoters are categories such as groups of independence supporters, immigrants, students or environmental associations, although none of them were banned from demonstrating. In addition, 7,136 initiatives are listed in the generic category “other promoters”, of which 16 initiatives were rejected.
In another painting, the Home office It includes the motivations for the reported protests, highlighting the 28 bans due to labor issues. On nine occasions, the ban was related to protests against political and legislative measures, while neighborhood and agrarian issues each recorded four other cases of ban. Two of the 626 reported protests were also banned, motivated by the “release of prisoners of terrorist groups” and others related to protests against gender violence, against environmentalists, against health issues or immigration. Of a total of 39 banned protests, the motivation is not specified.
