Overview
- The Delegación del Gobierno contra la Violencia de Género has confirmed six gender-based murders in Málaga so far this year, including five women and a victim’s daughter.
- Feminist groups led by Plataforma Violencia Cero have held large vigils in Plaza de la Constitución and other demonstrations calling on authorities to adopt effective prevention and protection measures.
- Five deaths occurred in July alone, and one recent homicide in Benahavís is still under review and not yet counted as gender-based under Spain’s official rules.
- Spanish statistics count a killing as 'violencia de género' only when the perpetrator is a current or former intimate partner, a definition that can delay or exclude some cases from the official tally.
- Málaga is again reported as the province with the most murdered women, matching 2025’s full-year total and renewing pressure on regional politicians, unions and civil society to change local policy and prevention efforts.