Spain Moves to Revoke Citizenship of 78 Babies in Birth Tourism Scheme
23 April 2022
Spain has initiated administrative procedures to withdraw nationality from 78 Moroccan babies born in Melilla and registered in the civil registry as Spanish.
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Spanish-Born Children of Moroccan Mother Struggle for Citizenship Despite Years in Spain
13 April 2022
A Moroccan woman living in Malaga for 17 years, and a victim of violence from her Moroccan ex-husband for several years, has been trying for two years to obtain Spanish (…)
Moroccan Man Arrested in Madrid for Domestic Abuse and Drugging Family
9 April 2022
The Madrid police arrested on Tuesday a 47-year-old Moroccan man for mistreating and drugging his 41-year-old Moroccan wife and their two children aged 10 and 13, in an (…)
Man Arrested at Spanish Airport for Attempting to Fly Minor to Morocco Without Parental Consent
7 April 2022
The Civil Guard of Murcia arrested at Corvera airport (Murcia) a man who allegedly tried to fly to Morocco with a minor without obtaining the consent of her parents.
Moroccan Mother Sentenced for Assaulting Daughter Over LGBTQ+ Instagram Post
6 April 2022
The Criminal Court of Palma on Monday sentenced a Moroccan woman to seven and a half months in prison and the payment of 1,150 euros in damages to her 13-year-old daughter, a (…)
Journalist Mélissa Theuriau Accidentally Reveals Child’s Face on Instagram During Paris Marathon
4 April 2022
Mélissa Theuriau, journalist and wife of Moroccan comedian Jamel Debbouze, inadvertently revealed the face of one of her children in an Instagram story.
Births Plummet 50% in Spanish Enclaves After Morocco Border Closure
4 April 2022
Many Moroccan women crossed the border to give birth in hospitals in Ceuta and Melilla. Since the closure of the borders, this movement is no longer possible, which has led to (…)
Teen Arrested in Madrid for Murder of Grandfather’s Friend, Mental Health Suspected
3 April 2022
A 15-year-old Moroccan minor was arrested in Spain on Wednesday for the murder of a 41-year-old Spanish woman considered the friend of his grandfather with whom he lives in an (…)
Spanish Police Rescue 10-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Imprisoned by Father for a Year
20 March 2022
The police arrested a Moroccan residing in Spain after acts of abuse committed on his 10-year-old son. He is accused of having locked the boy in a small room inside a house in (…)
Morocco Stalls on Repatriation of Migrant Minors to Spain’s Ceuta
14 March 2022
Morocco has only sent the files of 75 minors out of the 1,300 who arrived in Ceuta last May. It is up to the Spanish government to decide whether or not to initiate the (…)