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Press Statement on Recent anti-migrant violent incidents in Murcia and Catalonia regions in Spain

July 17, 2025 Filed Under: Featured, Press Statements

Press Statement by the High Representative
for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
and the UnitedNations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia
on recent anti-migrant violent incidents in Murcia and Catalonia regions in Spain

17 July 2025, New York

Under-Secretary-General Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the United Nations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, expresses his alarm over the recent violent incidents and Islamophobic acts in Murcia and Catalonia regions, Spain, targeting local immigrants including people of North African origin. The High Representative expresses his utter rejection of such racial and xenophobic rhetoric calling them unacceptable and unjustifiable and should not have a place in any society.

The High Representative also strongly condemns the arson attack which destroyed a newly constructed mosque before it was scheduled to be opened in the town of Piera, Barcelona.  He recalls the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites which underlines the universality and sanctity of places of worship.

The High Representative expresses his solidarity with the Muslim community in those regions and hopes the perpetrators will be brought to justice.


Comunicado de prensa
del Alto Representante de la Alianza de Civilizaciones de Naciones Unidas (UNAOC)
y Enviado Especial de Naciones Unidas para la lucha contra la Islamofobia
sobre los recientes actos violentos contra personas inmigrantes en Murcia y Cataluña

17 julio de 2025, Nueva York

El Secretario General Adjunto de Naciones Unidas Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Alto Representante de la Alianza de Civilizaciones de Naciones Unidas y Enviado Especial de Naciones Unidas para la lucha contra la Islamofobia, expresa su consternación ante los recientes incidentes violentos e islamofóbicos ocurridos en Murcia y Cataluña, España, con el señalamiento a inmigrantes, incluyendo personas de origen norteafricano. El Alto Representante expresa su más profundo rechazo a esta retórica xenófoba y racista, calificándolo de inaceptable e injustificable. Estos comportamientos no deben tener cabida en ninguna sociedad.

El Alto Representante también condena de forma rotunda el fuego intencionado que destruyó una mezquita recién construida y a punto de ser inaugurada en el pueblo de Piera, Barcelona. En este sentido, Moratinos apunta al Plan de Acción de Naciones Unidas para Salvaguardar los Sitios Religiosos, el cual destaca la universalidad y santidad de los lugares de culto.

El Alto Representante expresa su solidaridad con la comunidad musulmana en estas regiones y espera que los culpables sean llevados ante la justicia.

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