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Spanish protests over Ceuta migrant crisis turn violent in Madrid as police fire tear gas

Tens of thousands in Spain protested the Ceuta migrant crisis; Madrid police used tear gas and rubber bullets on far-right groups.

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At the end of July 2021, around 72,000 people entered Ceuta, a small Spanish territory bordering Morocco, with at least 90 people dying in the attempt to reach Europe. [1] In Madrid, where around 50,000 people gathered in September 2021, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse far-right groups that refused to leave the area around the Spanish Congress of Deputies. [2] In September 2021, tens of thousands of people protested in Ceuta and numerous other Spanish cities against the humanitarian crisis caused by the mass influx of over 70,000 migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the North African coast. [3] The migration crisis triggered by uncontrolled arrivals at the Ceuta border has compelled the Spanish government to resume political activity after months of legislative stagnation. [4] El País reported that protesters in Ceuta and other Spanish cities, wrapped in Spanish and Ceuta flags, demanded concrete solutions and criticized Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his government's handling of the migration situation. [5] The article criticizes the government's passivity and the opposition's radical split, which led to calls for violence. [6] The piece concludes that the crisis is a symptom of inequality that makes peaceful coexistence impossible. [7] The author argues that the opposition's radical split led them to flirt with violence and confrontation to topple the government before the next spring. [8]
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  1. At the end of July 2021, around 72,000 people entered Ceuta, a small Spanish territory bordering Morocco, with at least 90 people dying in the attempt to reach Europe. · Blic.rs
  2. In Madrid, where around 50,000 people gathered in September 2021, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse far-right groups that refused to leave the area around the Spanish Congress of Deputies. · Blic.rs
  3. In September 2021, tens of thousands of people protested in Ceuta and numerous other Spanish cities against the humanitarian crisis caused by the mass influx of over 70,000 migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the North African coast. · Blic.rs
  4. The migration crisis triggered by uncontrolled arrivals at the Ceuta border has compelled the Spanish government to resume political activity after months of legislative stagnation. · elpais.com
  5. El País reported that protesters in Ceuta and other Spanish cities, wrapped in Spanish and Ceuta flags, demanded concrete solutions and criticized Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his government's handling of the migration situation. · Blic.rs
  6. The article criticizes the government's passivity and the opposition's radical split, which led to calls for violence. · elpais.com
  7. The piece concludes that the crisis is a symptom of inequality that makes peaceful coexistence impossible. · elpais.com
  8. The author argues that the opposition's radical split led them to flirt with violence and confrontation to topple the government before the next spring. · elpais.com
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