MADRID: Spain’s government on Friday criticized a ban enacted in a southeastern town that prohibits religious gatherings in public sports centers, a measure that will mainly affect members of the town’s Muslim community who in recent years have used the spaces to celebrate religious holidays. The ban — approved last week by the conservative local government of Jumilla, a town of 27,000 — has since become a flashpoint.

Conservative People’s party in Jumilla votes to stop civic centres and gyms being used for activities ‘alien to our identity’

Con un'iniziativa dell'estrema destra che menziona le religioni in generale ma ne prende di mira soprattutto una

The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.

La Conferencia Episcopal Española recuerda que esta limitación “atenta contra los derechos fundamentales de cualquier ser humano”

Local Vox party: ‘Spain is and will forever be the land of Christian people’

LONDON: A town in Spain has banned Muslims from celebrating religious festivals in public areas. Jumilla, in Murcia, has a population of about 27,000, of whom 7.5 percent come…

MADRID: Spain’s government on Friday criticized a ban enacted in a southeastern town that prohibits religious gatherings in public sports centers, a measure that will mainly…

The ban, proposed by far-right Vox party, affects Muslims celebrating religious holidays in sports centres in Jumilla.

El Gobierno presenta un requerimiento a Jumilla (Murcia) para que anule el acuerdo sobre el uso de las instalaciones municipales deportivas.

The historic town of Jumilla (pictured) was on the frontline of conflict between Muslims and Christians when the Moors were kicked out of southern Spain in the 13th century.

MADRID: Spain’s leftist government on Monday ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations in municipal sports facilities, a measure critics say was aimed at blocking…

The ban was supported by Spain's conservative People's Party (PP), who said it sought to 'promote and preserve the traditional value' of the area.

Muslime dürfen auf öffentlichem Gelände einer spanischen Kleinstadt nicht mehr feiern. In dem landesweiten Streit darüber greifen Rechtspopulisten nun die katholische Kirche an.

Eine kleine Stadt im Süden Spaniens fasst einen Beschluss, der es in sich hat. Und das ganze Land debattiert über Religionsfreiheit.