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#MadridPolice: #RacialProfiling, Assaults, Detention without Cause. #Asian #UBC #UCD student was racially profiled and assaulted by #SpanishPolice at #MadridAirport. When asked for badge numbers, the two police officers dragged and detained me away from the boarding gate. #Spain (see posts)
Originally written at 2:37 pm, September 15, 2025 at Madrid Airport.

Appreciate any advice on how to seek human rights legal service OR recover an unsaved audio recording OR amplify my voice! Thank you!
(15) I have suffered substantial financial, non-financial damage/losses. This incident has continued to impact my health, quality of life. Will seek legal action & quantifiable + non-quantifiable damages for physical assaults, mental distress, unlawful imprisonment, police abuses
(14) Throughout these encounters of about one hour, I stayed calm and acted reasonably, with the knowledge that I might need to file complaints. I only started raising my voice to seek help and attention after they started dragging me and decided to detain me.
(13) Release from detention center: They told me I could go. I asked whether there would be anything on my record, and they replied it was only a report (as shown in the 1st post) about me “being loud"... - SEE PIC
(12) Assaults and abuses at the basement detention center: Upon arrival, I immediately told them that I wanted legal representation and to contact the Chinese Embassy. They asked me to shut up and said I needed to wait...... - SEE PICS
(11) Assaults outside the elevator: PA punched me twice in the face to silence me. My prescription glasses fell onto the floor after the first punch. I tried to pick them up, and PA punched me a third time. Still, I did not initiate any physical contact with PA or PB - SEE PIC
(10) On the way to the detention center: I raised my voice and repeated calmly to get help and attention from others: “I did not do anything. I was asked for information. I gave the information. I was physically assaulted because I asked for their badge numbers... - SEE PIC
(9) Third encounter & assaults:
(8) Post-second: On my way back to the line to board, PB raised his voice (because there was a distance) and said “We are doing our job.” I raised my voice and replied from afar, “You are doing your job by being racist” (or “in a racist way”).
(7) Second encounter & assaults. - SEE PIC & DESCRIPTION
(6) First encounter: They asked me to show my passport and visas. I followed the instructions. I also answered questions regarding my student status in Ireland. - SEE PIC & DESCRIPTION
(5) I had 3 encounters with PA and PB and was violently assaulted and detained by them, while I DID NOT INITIATE ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT AND WAS UNABLE TO BLOCK THEIR ATTACKS, with my belongings: heavy bag on left shoulder; phone, power bank in right hand; water bottle w left hand.
(4) I could not understand all the conversation between PA and PB and numerous phone calls they made in Spanish. They asked whether I speak English at the very beginning and were aware that I could not speak Spanish.
(3) One was elder with a wedding ring and seemingly in charge (“PA”) and the other younger with an “Attitude” tattoo on his right arm (“PB”). Their badge numbers are “118 934” and “140 897,” according to a report later issued to me at the basement #detention center.
(2) After I passed the security and passport checks, I arrived at the boarding gate (Terminal 1 B29). At about 9:45 am, my flight was about to board. Waiting quietly and doing nothing irregular, I was stopped by two male-presenting officers of the Spanish National Police.
(1) I am a citizen of the People’s Republic of #China. I am a lawyer pursuing further education in Ireland. I have valid Irish and Schengen visas. I had a weekend trip in Madrid, Spain, and on Sep 15, 2025, I was catching a flight back to Dublin (Ryanair FR11 at 10:10) #racism #madrid #europe #spain
#MadridPolice: #RacialProfiling, Assaults, Detention without Cause. #Asian #UBC #UCD student was racially profiled and assaulted by #SpanishPolice at #MadridAirport. When asked for badge numbers, the two police officers dragged and detained me away from the boarding gate. #Spain (see posts)
(It is very unlikely that I would visit Madrid again, but I will continue to learn, work, and share spaces on this planet, respectfully and unapologetically. After all, it is individual and institutional racism and police violence that do not belong.)
I will pursue legal action and seek quantifiable and non-quantifiable damages for the physical assaults, mental distress, unlawful imprisonment, and police abuses.
Appreciate any advice on how to seek legal advice! Thank you!