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Madrid Unveils Luminous Monument Honoring 15 Fallen Journalists

City leaders cast the work as a pledge to safeguard press freedom.

Overview

  • The six-metre-high prism by artist Daniel Canogar now stands on Calle Juan Bravo outside the APM headquarters.
  • The installation displays the names of fifteen journalists killed since Spain’s transition to democracy, including victims of ETA and attacks in conflict zones.
  • APM president María Rey and Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida led the inauguration with victims’ families present, emphasizing journalism’s role in sustaining democracy.
  • The memorial’s realization follows unanimous approval by all parties in the Madrid City Council in 2023.
  • A pigeon landed on the mayor during his remarks, prompting a lighthearted response as he continued the ceremony.