Massive protest held in Madrid
Spain: Spaniards have gathered outside the parliament in the
capital Madrid to protest against the country’s massive unemployment and
tough austerity measures.
A week after the demonstrators dismantled their make-shift camps in
Madrid’s Puerta Del Sol square, tens of thousands of people swarmed the
streets, protesting at what they called corrupt policies and the
country’s ailing economy, AFP reported.
“The banks and the governments that caused this situation must know
that we do not agree with the measures and the budget cuts, that we
intend to be heard,” a statement released by a movement known as the
“indignant” read on Sunday.
The movement also held rallies in the coastal cities of Barcelona and
Valencia.
Spain’s unemployment rate has surpassed 21 percent in the first
quarter of the year, the highest rate recorded for joblessness in the
industrialized world. Currently, some nine million people suffer from
poverty in Spain.
Spain is struggling to recover from nearly two years of recession
triggered in large part by the collapse of an overheated real estate
sector.
The country has witnessed non-stop anti-government demonstrations
since May 15.
Last month, Amnesty International warned in a document that hundreds
of thousands of families in Spain are at the risk of losing their homes.
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