Small protest seeking justice for victims of Franco held in Madrid

Friday, May 16, 2014

Yesterday, on Fiestas de San Isidro Labrador in Madrid, Spain, a small protest demanding justice for victims of the Franco regime was held in Puerta del Sol for an hour starting around 8:00 pm local time.

One sign said "Contra la Impunidad Solidaridad con las víctimas del Franquismo", which translates to "Against Impunity, Solidarity with victims of the Franco regime". The protest started with speakers on a megaphone, and was followed by a march around the plaza several times with the leaders holding a large banner. They were followed by people chanting, holding flags of the Second Spanish Republic, and holding placards. There was a police presence around the protest.

Puerta del Sol has historically been important as a place for Spaniards to hold protests about concerns they have in the country including ones that coincided with the 2011 Arab Spring that demanded changes to Spain's political systems.

Protesters with a banner saying, "Contra la Impunidad, Solidaridad con las víctimas, del Franquismo"
Image: Laura Hale.

Protester holding a flag of the Second Spanish Republic
Image: Laura Hale.

Protesters with a banner saying, "Contra la Impunidad, Solidaridad con las víctimas, del Franquismo"
Image: Laura Hale.

Protester with a pictur placard that says, "Alejandro Biesla Gomez

22 años de edad. Fusilado en el penal de Ocaña (Toledo) el 22 de Julia de Mayo". The person pictured went missing during the Franco regime.
Image: Laura Hale.

Protester with a sign saying "Recuerdos" meaning "Memories" that contains newspaper clippings related to victims of the regime.
Image: Laura Hale.

Protesters marching around the plaza.
Image: Laura Hale.

Protest sign saying, "No nos da miedo el ruido del poder nos da miedo el silencio del pueblo" which translates to "We are not afraid of the noise of power. We are afraid of the silence of the people."
Image: Laura Hale.

Protesters marching around the plaza.
Image: Laura Hale.

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"Sol power: the 15-M story so far" — El País, August 4, 2011
Paula Delgado Labrandero. "La plataforma 'Democracia Real Ya' pide en Sol un cambio político-social" — El Mundo (Spain), May 18, 2011(Spanish)

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