(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Spanish protesters have set off from Barcelona, marching toward the capital, Madrid, on their last and longest march against unemployment, welfare cuts and corruption.
According to AFP, the protesters, who currently number around 50, plan to campaign in every midway city to gather support for the Madrid rally, which is expected to take place on July 24.
The country has witnessed non-stop anti-government demonstrations since May 15.
Spain is struggling to recover from nearly two years of recession triggered for the most part by the collapse of an overheated real estate sector.
The country's unemployment rate has reportedly surpassed 21 percent in the first quarter of the year -- the highest rate recorded for joblessness in the industrialized world.
Currently, some nine million people suffer from poverty across the country.
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