15 Dec 2024 | 09:18 AM UTC
Spain: Environmental activists to demonstrate in Santiago de Compostela Dec. 15
Activist groups plan demonstration in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 12:00 Dec. 15. Increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Environmental groups will lead a demonstration in Santiago de Compostela at 12:00 on Dec. 15. Participants will denounce the installation of a macrocellulose plant in the town of Palas de Rei. Activists will gather in Plaza del Obradoiro before marching through the city center. Attendance could reach the low thousands.
Authorities will likely deploy additional police to monitor and facilitate the demonstration. Increased security, road closures, and pedestrian congestion may prompt localized disruptions, but the protest will likely conclude peacefully.
Avoid the protest as a standard security procedure. Allow additional time for travel in affected areas Dec. 15. Heed all official transport and security advisories.
