Overview
- Across Spain, more than 40 demonstrations filled cities and towns, with a unitary march in Vigo drawing about 7,000 people by police count and parallel rallies reported in Madrid and Barcelona.
- Regional turnouts included thousands across Andalusia, where police tallies cited 2,500 in Córdoba and about 1,600 in Granada, while smaller cities such as Badajoz reported about 350 participants.
- Spanish events highlighted the year’s toll of roughly 38–39 women killed, with readings of victims’ names, new memorial plaques in Pontevedra, and demands for more resources, protection and stronger prosecution.
- In Mexico City, authorities reinforced Palacio Nacional and nearby landmarks with welded metal fences and concrete blocks as President Claudia Sheinbaum urged peaceful protest and vowed legal changes to end impunity, with a protection and prevention program to be presented by the Secretaría de las Mujeres.
- Live reports from Mexico City described marchers setting out from the Glorieta de las Mujeres que Luchan toward the Zócalo without early confrontations, while Guadalajara prepared a routed mobilization featuring the ‘Zapatos Rojos’ memorial performance.