<p class="title">With banners and slogans against sexism and related crimes, thousands protested in Spanish cities on Sunday to mark the international day for the elimination of violence against women.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Protesters took to the streets in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, and Bilbao, reflecting how the fight to stop violence against woman has become a national cause in Spain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are here for all those women who have been murdered, in Madrid and in Spain. We are taking it very personally," said Rosa Orea at the Madrid rally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since 2003, 972 women have been killed by their partners or ex-partners in Spain, 44 of those so far in 2018, according to government figures.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The situation has changed for our generation, but we have to keep fighting because this (violence) happens more than it seems," said Sofia Serrano a Madrid student.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Violence against women has been a key political cause in Spain since 2004 when new laws were introduced against the crime.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday reiterated his government's "commitment" to eradicate violence against women and "culture" of sexism. </p>
<p class="title">With banners and slogans against sexism and related crimes, thousands protested in Spanish cities on Sunday to mark the international day for the elimination of violence against women.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Protesters took to the streets in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, and Bilbao, reflecting how the fight to stop violence against woman has become a national cause in Spain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are here for all those women who have been murdered, in Madrid and in Spain. We are taking it very personally," said Rosa Orea at the Madrid rally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since 2003, 972 women have been killed by their partners or ex-partners in Spain, 44 of those so far in 2018, according to government figures.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The situation has changed for our generation, but we have to keep fighting because this (violence) happens more than it seems," said Sofia Serrano a Madrid student.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Violence against women has been a key political cause in Spain since 2004 when new laws were introduced against the crime.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday reiterated his government's "commitment" to eradicate violence against women and "culture" of sexism. </p>