The rise of the far-right is no longer just evident in election results. We already notice it in television talk shows, in comedy shows, in uncomfortable after-dinner conversations, in WhatsApp groups, and even in meetings and assemblies related to children's schools. The series "Salvador", on Netflix, arrives at an opportune moment to reflect on how fascism's tentacles have infiltrated our daily lives. Actor Luis Tosar plays Salvador, a healthcare professional who discovers that his daughter is part of a neo-Nazi group. The man, disappointed, will want to understand the reasons that have led the girl to such an extreme, so opposed to his convictions.The eight-episode series is addictive because it combines two complementary skills: that of Aitor Gabilondo, a creator expert in stories where political and social conflict penetrates the domestic sphere, and that of director Daniel Calparsoro, who masters the codes of the "thriller" set in contexts of violence.

Under the pretext of providing more support to women seeking abortions, Madrid City Council will require health and social services professionals to provide information about a supposed "postural trauma" that has no scientific validity and is based on a proposal by Vox, with the support of the PP municipal group. The initiative, which was also endorsed by the leadership of the Popular Party (PP) on Wednesday, is in line with the agenda of the most ultra-conservative international groups. reduce women's sexual and reproductive rights, such as, for example, the failed attempt to Castile and León to make women hear the fetal heartbeat before undergoing an abortion.

They want to be from somewhere, to have an identity, but they're not allowed to. Neither there nor here. They're not Spanish, nor Moroccan. Some left their country many years ago. Either their parents decided to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, and they were born in Spain, or they themselves, as teenagers, landed on the vast Murcian esplanade. That's why they must always claim their origins and their roots, because they feel they haven't been allowed to embrace the identity of the country that welcomed them.

"What we've seen in Torre Pacheco is the crystallization of everything that has been brewing on social media over the last eight years in terms of hate speech. It's, on a small scale, like the assault on the Capitol, the transition from online to offline." This is how journalist and social media consultant Carmela Ríos puts it, believing that Torre Pacheco has seen a turning point in the actions of the far right, which has demonstrated both a strong capacity to rally and set the agenda based on an isolated incident.

Around fifteen men wearing black balaclavas, wearing neo-Nazi aesthetics, with their arms crossed over their chests and standing in formation behind a spokesperson are featured in the video that the Civil Guard has been investigating since Tuesday as a hate crime. It was broadcast Sunday night on X by the far-right organization Núcleo Nacional, which the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has targeted eight months after allowing them to register as a legal association. In the video, the hooded spokesperson for Núcleo Nacional calls for the "active defense" of the state's streets "against foreign invasion," as Marlaska denounced in a media address on Wednesday morning, criticizing the "unnecessary" existence of these "saviors of the country."

A demonstration against pension cuts in Argentina erupted this Wednesday in the largest bout of police repression yet witnessed by the government of Javier Milei. What began as a protest against the Argentine president's austerity measures in Buenos Aires escalated into a pitched battle between protesters and police, resulting in 124 arrests and 46 injuries. One of them, photographer Pablo Grillo, is in critical condition after suffering a skull fracture from the impact of a tear gas canister.

"There has been some loss in the international consensus on what human rights are." "In five years we have seen an explosion in the repression of free speech". These two sentences are by Carles Torner, until recently executive director of the PEN International Club, and correspond to the interview that opens the Culture section. Torner can provide the global overview that the position he has held for seven years gives him, especially on freedom of expression and the serious problems faced by many writers. But he is not alone. He has encountered a generalised outburst that pushes back against fundamental rights, whose starting point he places in Donald Trump's election victory in 2016