Overview
- A demonstration of roughly 25,000 people in Palma escalated into clashes after organisers said police changed the planned route on July 26, blocking the march's intended endpoint.
- Video and eyewitness accounts show officers using batons and authorities firing rubber bullets to disperse parts of the crowd, and multiple people were injured with some reports citing seven wounded and two seriously hurt.
- Grassroots groups including Menys Turisme / Més Vida and Arran Mallorca circulated a 'Manual for Action Against Touristification' that recommends targeted disruption such as blocking holiday rental key boxes and steps to avoid identification.
- Local tourism bodies including the Majorca Hoteliers Federation, the College of Estate Agents and the CAEB have condemned the manual as encouraging vandalism, and police say they are investigating online calls to sabotage rental services and businesses.
- The protest is the latest in a series of summer actions driven by complaints about rising housing costs, strained services and environmental damage, and the clashes raise the risk of stricter policing and legal action during Mallorca's peak season.