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THOUSANDS of protesters rallied in Madrid on Tuesday against a new Spanish gag law which went into effect at midnight.
Over 2,000 protesters pilloried the law as the legalised muzzling of free expression and the media.
Greenpeace activists started off the demonstrations in the morning with a surprise act of civil disobedience, draping a banner bearing the words “Protest is a right” over a crane at a construction site next to the lower house of
parliament.
Later in the day, thousands of protesters swarmed the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest against the law.
The legislation allows for the summary expulsion of migrants who have been caught illegally entering Spain’s north African enclaves, sets fines of up to €30,000 (£21,300) for protests outside parliament and allows authorities to fine journalists who distribute unauthorised images of police.
A fine of up to €600,000 (£425,000) is included for unauthorised protests near key transport hubs or nuclear power plants.
