Overview

• The Murcia Prosecutor’s Office opened a hate-crime investigation into regional Vox leader José Ángel Antelo over online posts that criminalized immigrants.
• The July 9 assault on an elderly resident in Torre Pacheco by three immigrants triggered violent protests and damage to immigrant-owned businesses.
• The Spanish government issued an urgent directive requiring sites such as Telegram and X to remove decontextualized videos and hate messages.
• Vox leader Santiago Abascal described immigrants as a “plague” and called on followers to protest at the assault site, intensifying anti-immigrant mobilization.
• Experts warn that communities dependent on precarious migrant labor are vulnerable to online hate campaigns that can ignite local tensions.