Lucía Martinez Joya

Jan 6, 2025 | mdpi.com | Pilar Martinez |Antonia Sánchez Villanueva |Lucía Martinez Joya |Francisco Lirola

1. IntroductionIn October 2023, the socialist Pedro Sánchez was negotiating with several political parties to secure a new mandate, which he accomplished on 16 November. This followed the failed attempt of his rival, Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the Partido Popular (PP). In this complex political context, the Canary Islands—a Spanish territory—continued to experience a significant increase in the number of immigrants (around 29,000 in 2023).

Jan 1, 2024 | mdpi.com | Pilar Martinez |Francisco Lirola |Rodriguez Martinez |Lucía Martinez Joya

1. IntroductionThe United Nations (UN) (United Nations 2019) defines hate speech as “any kind of communication in speech, writing or behaviour, that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, colour, descent, gender or other identity factor”.