Politics · Spain · 8 hrs ago
Vito Quiles abandons planned event at Barcelona university after protests
On Monday, Vito Quiles abandoned his planned event at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, or UAB, in Spain.
The university had denied permission for the event and said police would prevent him from entering campus.
About 1,000 people gathered to protest his visit, while a smaller group of his supporters was also there.
After some objects hit a police cordon, Catalan police charged at protesters to disperse the crowd.
Quiles was stopped at a campus entrance and moved the event to an IKEA in Sabadell, though the sources do not say whether it took place there.
The university had concerns because his visit the previous year also led to unrest on campus.
Vito Quiles abandoned his planned event at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) on October 19 after authorities stopped him from entering the campus.
The university had denied permission for the event and said police would prevent Quiles from entering.
About 1,000 people gathered at the university to protest his visit.
Police charged at protesters after objects were thrown at a police cordon.
Quiles later told supporters the event would continue at an Ikea store in Sabadell.
- Who
- Vito Quiles, a far-right activist, and protesters at the UAB.
- What
- Quiles abandoned his planned campus event after police stopped him from entering. Police charged at protesters during the demonstrations.
- When
- October 19, 2026. The event had been planned for 17:00.
- Where
- The Autonomous University of Barcelona campus in Barcelona, Spain. Quiles later moved the event to an Ikea store in Sabadell.
- Why
- The UAB had denied permission for the event. Protesters gathered to oppose Quiles’s presence.
Vito Quiles
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Event at the university
Vito Quiles
Quiles continued to promote the event despite the university denying permission.
Autonomous University of Barcelona
The UAB refused permission for the event and use of its spaces.
Campus access
Vito Quiles
Quiles appeared at an entrance after the planned start time.
Autonomous University of Barcelona
The university said police would prevent him from entering the campus.
Quiles’s visit to the UAB without permission led to disturbances on campus.
The UAB announced it had denied permission for Quiles’s planned campus event and said police would prevent him from entering.
Quiles’s planned event at the UAB was due to begin.
Police charged at protesters after objects were thrown at a police cordon.
Quiles appeared at a UAB entrance, was stopped by authorities, and later said the event would continue at an Ikea in Sabadell.
- Protester turnout
- About 1,000 people
- Planned event time
- 17:00
- Police charges
- About 18:45
- Event venue after campus
- Ikea in Sabadell
- University
- Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
3 sources
Los Mossos impiden la entrada de Vito Quiles a la UAB y la manifestación en su contra termina con tensión y cargas
Vito Quiles renuncia a entrar a la UAB, donde los Mossos han cargado contra los manifestantes
La UAB no autoriza el acto de Vito Quiles en el campus y dice que los Mossos impedirán su entrada
What people are saying
Interior has guaranteed at the UAB that the activity will not take place and that it will prevent Quiles from accessing the campus if he wants to enter.