Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis
Organisers and police gave differing estimates of turnout at a demonstration calling for government action
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Miles de personas salen a la calle en Ceuta para exigir soluciones ante la crisis migratoria EFE/ Reduan Dris
Photograph: Cadena SER (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Four religious communities in Ceuta called a protest to demand government action on migration, framing it as a non-political appeal for unity.
- The organisers and the Spanish National Police gave different estimates of how many people attended the demonstration.
- The protest sought increased police presence, better border control, and support for migrants in Ceuta, as outlined in a joint manifesto.
- The president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, supported the protest and called for citizens to unite across political lines.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 43 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 49 of the 92 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
62/100
Craft
73/100
Hype
20/100
92 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 5 of the 43 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Four religious communities in Ceuta, Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu, organised a protest to demand government intervention in the city’s migration crisis. The demonstration was framed as a non-political appeal for unity, with organisers emphasising shared values of coexistence and solidarity.
The protest called for greater involvement from the central government, including more police and border control resources, as well as measures to support migrants in Ceuta. The city’s president, Juan Jesús Vivas, backed the demonstration and urged citizens to participate regardless of political affiliation.
Organisers said the protest drew a large crowd, while the Spanish National Police provided a lower estimate of attendance. The event concluded with a manifesto read by the president of the Hindu community, Ramesh Chandiramani, which stressed Ceuta’s identity as a plural and united city.
What the coverage left out
No left- or right-rated outlet ran this story, according to the reports available. The omission is a finding: the protest in Ceuta was not covered by outlets outside the centre.
Coverage settled. We checked this 96 times and stopped on 15 Aug 2026, 04:00. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
5 rated outlets
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
14 rated outlets
- Cadena SER led on the protest’s demand for government action, quoting the manifesto’s call for an "immediate, decisive and proportionate" response to migration pressures. The report highlighted the organisers’ claim that the demonstration was non-political, with support from trade unions and the city’s president.
- The outlet included the organisers’ estimate of attendance and the lower figure from the Spanish National Police. It quoted Chandiramani’s statement that the protest "does not arise from rejection of anyone, but from responsibility towards all," and the manifesto’s assertion that Ceuta cannot address the crisis alone.
- Cadena SER described the protest as a show of unity, with participants from different neighbourhoods and backgrounds. The report closed with the manifesto’s slogan: "Ceuta does not surrender, Ceuta does not divide, and Ceuta does not lose hope."
Right
24 rated outlets
We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis?
- Of the 43 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 12% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 56% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 92. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 43 rated outlets on this story, 12% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 56% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis biased?
- Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis is one event reported by 92 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Religious communities lead Ceuta protest over migration crisis?
- 92 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did the Ceuta protest demand?
- The protest called for greater government involvement in addressing migration pressures, including increased police presence, better border control, and support for migrants in Ceuta. Organisers framed the demonstration as a non-political appeal for unity and shared responsibility.
- Who organised the Ceuta protest?
- The protest was organised by the four religious communities in Ceuta: Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu. The city’s president, Juan Jesús Vivas, supported the demonstration, and trade unions also backed the call for action.
- How many people attended the Ceuta protest?
- Organisers and the Spanish National Police gave different estimates of attendance. The organisers claimed a large turnout, while police provided a lower figure. The exact numbers were not agreed upon in the reports.
Read it at the source
92 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
5- More than 5,000 People in Ceuta Ask for Greater Border Control and Resignation of the Spanish President (opens La Jornada in a new tab)
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- Defense Cancels All Military Permits Deployed in Ceuta in the Face of the Possibility of a New Massive Jump (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
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- Defense Cancels All Military Permits in Ceuta Due to the Possibility of a New Attempt to Cross the Border (opens Eldiario.es in a new tab)
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- Thousands of People Protested in Ceuta on Sunday and Demand an ‘Immediate, Resolute and Proportionate’ Response From Madrid. (opens NRC Handelsblad in a new tab)
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- “Ceuta Is Not Sold”: the City Is Thrown Into the Street After Ten Days of Tension (opens El Pais in a new tab)
Centre
14- Defense Orders to Cancel Military Permits in Ceuta From August 13th (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
- Defense Cancels All Military Permits and Releases in Ceuta in Anticipation of New Mass Influxes of Migrants (opens El Periódico in a new tab)
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- Military and Civil Guards in Ceuta Cancel Permits Faced with Another Assault · Global Voices (opens Diario de Cádiz in a new tab)
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- Defense Cancels Military Permits in the Face of a Possible Border Assault in Ceuta (opens Marca in a new tab)
- No, This Video Isn't of a Robbery at a Shopping Center in Ceuta in August 2026: It's Footage Recorded in London. Maldita.es - Journalism to Keep You From Being Fooled (opens Maldita.es in a new tab)
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- More than 15,000 People Are Protesting in Ceuta and Demanding a Response to the Migration Crisis (opens Jornal Expresso in a new tab)
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- Thousands Protest in Ceuta After Migrant Rush (opens yle in a new tab)
- Thousands of Ceuta residents demand answers from Spain and Europe (opens EFE in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents in the Square Are Asking for Answers to Spain and the EU (opens ANSA in a new tab)
- "Ceuta Is Not for Sale": Thousands of People Call for More Security and Control in the Wake of the Migration Crisis (opens ElNacional.cat in a new tab)
ElNacional.cat — is ElNacional.cat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ceuta residents protest Madrid's response to recent migrant crisis (opens Euronews in a new tab)
- Thousands of Ceuti Go Out to the Streets to Shout "Stop It: Ceuta Doesn't Give Up" (opens El Confidencial in a new tab)
El Confidencial — is El Confidencial biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands Are Concentrated in Ceuta to Ask for Safety and Protection After the Assault: "This Is Spain, the City Is Not Sold" (opens EL ESPAÑOL in a new tab)
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- Thousands of People Take to the Streets in Ceuta to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis (opens Cadena SER in a new tab)
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Right
24- Pedro Sánchez Wants People to Think Ceuta Is Over; It's Worse Than Before (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Hot Air — is Hot Air biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Migration Crisis In Spain Reminds Of Biden-era Open Borders, And It Can Get Worse! (opens Daily Torch in a new tab)
Daily Torch — is Daily Torch biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- MASSIVE PROTEST against illegal migrants OVERRUNNING tiny Spanish province: ‘Enough, Ceuta won’t give up!’ (opens ussanews.com in a new tab)
ussanews.com — is ussanews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MASSIVE PROTEST against illegal migrants OVERRUNNING tiny Spanish province: 'Enough, Ceuta won't give up!' (opens Conservative Review in a new tab)
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- MASSIVE PROTEST against illegal migrants OVERRUNNING tiny Spanish province: 'Enough, Ceuta won't give up!' (opens The Blaze in a new tab)
- Competing Narratives Clash Over Ceuta Residents: Disorder on the Beach vs. Pushback Against the Far Right? (opens Santa Monica Observer in a new tab)
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- Fresh Ceuta invasion fears erupt as Spain cancels all leave for soldiers (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
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- Madrid Expects New Invasion: Vacation Lock for Guardia Civil and Military (opens Report24 in a new tab)
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- "A Number of Women Have Denounced Attacks": in Ceuta, the Inhabitants Shout Their Unease at the Persistent Presence of Migrants (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
- Guardia Civil cancels leave in Ceuta and Melilla (opens brusselssignal.eu in a new tab)
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- ‘Enough Is Enough’: Thousands Of Ceuta Residents Protest Spain’s Handling Of Migrant Invasion (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
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- Ceuta Residents Protest Against Government Response to Mass Migration Surge (opens Morocco World News in a new tab)
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- Thousands Protest in Spanish Exclave Ceuta over Border Invasiond (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Ceuta Residents Protest, Urging Measures to Address Migrant Issues. (opens 조선일보 in a new tab)
조선일보
- Ceuta, Revolt Against the Redistribution of Migrants: Surveys and Local Governments Sink Sanchez (opens Il Tempo in a new tab)
- Hundreds of Residents Are Protesting in Ceuta, Demanding More Aid and Stricter Border Controls. (opens Het Laatste Nieuws in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuti Are Protesting Against the Government's Abandonment by Shouting "Ceuta Es España!" and "Sánchez Resigns!" (opens Libertad Digital in a new tab)
Libertad Digital — is Libertad Digital biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands of Residents of Ceuta Take to the Streets: 'Enough Is Enough' (opens NOS in a new tab)
- Thousands of People Marched in Ceuta Against the Migration Crisis and Demanded the Resignation of Pedro Sánchez (opens la Nacion in a new tab)
- Ceuta Comes Out on the Street Fed up with the Government's Speech and Demands Solutions to the Immigration Invasion: "Stop It!" (opens OKDIARIO in a new tab)
- Ceuta Calls for "Enough Now" and Demands Answers to Spain and Europe (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
- Citizen Clamor in the Cry of ‘Sánchez Resigns’: ‘Ceuta Is Not Sold’ (opens La Razón in a new tab)
- Ceuta Joins Against Moncloa's Official Speech: "Stop It!" (opens ABC in a new tab)
- Ceuta’s Four Confessions Demonstrate to Demand Solutions to the “Serious” Crisis Caused by the Invasion (opens El Debate in a new tab)
Not rated
49- Ceuta Calls for Responses to the Migration Crisis (opens Correio da Manhã in a new tab)
Correio da Manhã — is Correio da Manhã biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ten Days After the Migratory Crisis in Ceuta, Residents Go to the Streets and Shout, "Enough!" (opens El Mundo CR in a new tab)
El Mundo CR — is El Mundo CR biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Interior Just Made an Extreme Decision in Ceuta and Melilla (opens negocios.com in a new tab)
negocios.com — is negocios.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- More than 15,000 Ceutíes Concentrate to Ask for "Responses" to Spain and Europe After the Migration Crisis (opens diarioestrategia.cl in a new tab)
diarioestrategia.cl — is diarioestrategia.cl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Brussels Talks with Frontex, Europol and the Asylum Agency About "Current and Future" Support for Spain for the Invasion of Ceuta (opens gaceta.es in a new tab)
- In the Streets of Ceuta, We Were Ignored Until It Was Too Late. (opens Courrier international in a new tab)
Courrier international — is Courrier international biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Permissions of the Military and the Civil Guard of Ceuta Cancelled in the Face of the Risk of a New Mass Influx (opens Revista Defensa Infodefensa.com in a new tab)
- Thousands of Residents Demonstrate in Ceuta After Migration Crisis (opens nieuwrechts.nl in a new tab)
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- "The Government Has Abandoned Us": Residents of Ceuta Express Their Anger in the Midst of a Migration Crisis (opens cnews.fr in a new tab)
- Defense Cancels All Permits to the Military in the Face of Fear of a New Massive Entry Into Ceuta (opens El Independiente in a new tab)
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- GeenStijl: Protests in Ceuta. Migration Expert Gerald Knaus: 'We Are Completely Dependent on Morocco' (opens geenstijl.nl in a new tab)
geenstijl.nl — is geenstijl.nl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Migration Crisis Overflows Ceuta: 15,000 People Protest and the Civil Guard Shields the Border (opens Moncloa in a new tab)
- Thousands of Ceutis Demand More Support in the Face of the Migration Crisis as Defense Takes Action (opens infoLibre in a new tab)
- Defense Orders to Cancel Military Permits in Ceuta From August 13th (opens El Progreso de Lugo in a new tab)
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- Defense Cancels the Permits of the Military Stationed in Ceuta in the Face of the Fear of a New Mass Entrance (opens Noticias de Navarra in a new tab)
Noticias de Navarra — is Noticias de Navarra biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Defense and Civil Guard Cancel All Permits of Military and Guards in Ceuta in Anticipation of New Mass Influxes of Migrants (opens elcorreoweb.es in a new tab)
elcorreoweb.es — is elcorreoweb.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands rally in Ceuta demanding urgent action as migration crisis deepens (opens Spain in English in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Take to the Streets to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Is Not for Sale, Ceuta Is Spain" (opens Málaga Hoy in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Take to the Streets to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Is Not for Sale, Ceuta Is Spain" (opens huelvainformacion.es in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Take to the Streets to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Is Not for Sale, Ceuta Is Spain" (opens Granada Hoy in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Take to the Streets to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Is Not for Sale, Ceuta Is Spain" (opens El Día de Córdoba in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Take to the Streets to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Is Not for Sale, Ceuta Is Spain" (opens Diario de Jerez in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Take to the Streets to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Is Not for Sale, Ceuta Is Spain" (opens diariodesevilla.es in a new tab)
diariodesevilla.es — is diariodesevilla.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ceuta Takes to the Streets to Demand Measures to Address the Migration Crisis (opens El Plural in a new tab)
- "Throw Out the Illegals," "We Want security." Ceuta Residents Protest After Migrants Storm (opens Rzeczpospolita in a new tab)
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- Burn Ceuta!: The City Takes to the Streets en Masse to Demand the Resignation of Pedro Sánchez (opens periodistadigital.com in a new tab)
periodistadigital.com — is periodistadigital.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Licensable video: Thousands of Ceuta residents take to the streets chanting "Enough is enough: Ceuta will not surrender" (opens reutersconnect.com in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Cry "Enough Is Enough" and Demand Answers From Spain and Europe (opens robertocavada.com in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Protesters Take to the Streets in Ceuta to Protest the Immigration Crisis (opens Noticias Argentinas in a new tab)
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- More than 15,000 People Manifest in Ceuta Demanding "Urgent Attention" and Responses to the Migration Crisis (opens SIC Notícias in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Cry "Enough Is Enough" and Demand Answers From Spain and Europe (opens rccnoticias.com.do in a new tab)
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- More than 15,000 Manifest in Ceuta for Answers to the Crisis (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Cry "Enough Is Enough" and Demand Answers From Spain and Europe (opens Proceso Digital in a new tab)
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- Ceuta residents protest for migrant solutions and government accountability (opens WTX News in a new tab)
- Thousands of Ceuti Go Out to the Streets to Shout "Stop It: Ceuta Doesn't Give Up" (opens meneame.net in a new tab)
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- Mass Concentration in Ceuta: More than 15,000 People Take to the Streets to Ask for "Answers" to Spain and Europe After the Migration Crisis" (opens ondacero.es in a new tab)
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- Thousands of People Demonstrate in Ceuta Clamor Citizen Among Shouts of "Sánchez Resigns" and "Ceuta Does Not Sell" (opens Alerta Digital in a new tab)
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- Thousands of People Gather in Ceuta to Demand Solutions to the Migration Crisis (opens 3cat.cat in a new tab)
- Thousands of Ceuta Residents Demonstrate and Demand a Response to Irregular Entries (opens VilaWeb.cat in a new tab)
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- Demonstration in Ceuta on the Migration Situation (opens lacronicabadajoz.com in a new tab)
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- Demonstration in Ceuta on the Migration Situation (opens laprovincia.es in a new tab)
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- Demonstration in Ceuta on the Migration Situation (opens informacion.es in a new tab)
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- Demonstration in Ceuta on the Migration Situation (opens elcorreogallego.es in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceutíes Take to the Streets to Demand Measures in the Face of the Migration Crisis: "Ceuta Es España" (opens LaSexta in a new tab)
- Ceuta Takes to the Streets to Demand Solutions From the Government in the Face of the Migration Crisis (opens Europa Sur in a new tab)
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- "Ceuta No Se Vende": Thousands of Ceutíes Join in One Voice After Moroccan Blackmail (opens El Faro de Ceuta in a new tab)
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- Thousands of Ceutis Cry “Enough Now” and Demand Answers to Spain and Europe - The Sun of Mexico (opens oem.com.mx in a new tab)
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- The Religious Communities of Ceuta Are Concentrated This Sunday to Ask for Solutions (opens The Objective in a new tab)
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- "Ceuta Does Not Surrender": Unified Demonstration Demands a Solution to the Migration Crisis (opens upday in a new tab)
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