Key facts
- The Gijon court ordered Nucleo Nacional's office shut and its social media content and bank accounts blocked.
- Police said officers seized more than 20 firearms during the searches, some of them unlicensed.
- Authorities allege the group recruited and indoctrinated young people, including minors, to carry out acts of hatred.
- Key members were already barred from leaving Spain and must report weekly to a court, the court said.
- Representatives of Nucleo Nacional could not be reached for comment.
A Spanish judge ordered the suspension of the ultra-right group Nucleo Nacional's activities as part of an investigation into alleged hate crimes and illegal association, a court in the northern city of Gijon said on November 12, 2026. The ruling ordered the group's office shut and its social media content and bank accounts blocked.
The decision follows the arrest of 14 NN members last week on suspicion of inciting hatred against vulnerable groups and people with opposing ideologies. Police also searched its headquarters in Madrid and other locations. Representatives of the group could not be reached for comment.
Police said officers seized more than 20 firearms during the searches, some of them unlicensed, as well as large quantities of ammunition and other illegal weapons. The court said key members of the organisation had already been placed under precautionary measures, including a ban on leaving Spain and a requirement to report weekly to a court.
NN, which describes itself as a political movement, has come under scrutiny from Spanish authorities over its anti-immigration rhetoric, especially after July's mass crossing by thousands of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, where NN members staged anti-immigration rallies. Authorities allege the group recruited and indoctrinated young people, including minors, encouraging them to carry out acts of hatred, discrimination and violence against vulnerable groups.
On its website, Nucleo Nacional says it is a movement seeking a "national awakening" and aiming to build a community of trained activists capable of carrying out what it calls "authentically revolutionary" political and social action. Spain is due to hold a general election on November 29.