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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez agrees to an amnesty deal with the Catalan separatist Together for Catalonia party in order to secure the necessary support for another term in office. The agreement causes protests in Madrid with the right-wing People's Party calling it a "humiliation" for the country.
2023-11-9

Chile reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a resident of Panguipulli who traveled from Madrid on December 23.
2020-12-29

The Madrid regional government announces new restrictions aimed at curbing the rising number of cases in the region. The order will go into effect on September 21 and last for at least two weeks, affecting more than 855,000 people, or 17% of the region's population.
2020-09-18

Madrid announces plans to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on September 18, in areas with high cases, local authorities said as the region accounts for around one-third of active cases in Spain.
2020-09-16

Hundreds of protesters at the Plaza de Colón in Madrid demand the government rescinds the compulsory wearing of face masks in public, which had been imposed following the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in July. Protesters claim that such restrictions are an attempt by the government to curtail people's freedoms.
2020-08-16

A Madrid court issues an order shutting down a website that uses extracts from "Don Quixote" to recreate the book "Farina". "Farina", an investigation of drug trafficking, is the subject of a freedom of speech debate after a court halted sales ahead of a libel case.
2018-03-27

Protestors and police clash in Madrid over Spanish anti-austerity measures.
2012-09-25

Spanish protesters known as the "Indignants" begin a march from Madrid to Brussels in Belgium to protest at cuts in government expenditure in Spain.
2011-07-27

Spain's victorious 2010 FIFA World Cup "campeones" return to Madrid where they are met by millions of people in the streets, the royal family and politicians.
2010-07-12

United States Baptist minister George Rekers, a campaigner who opposes homosexuality, responds to allegations of a holiday in London-Madrid with a male prostitute he met at Rentboy.com.
2010-05-6