Following this, he accuses the government of criminalizing the popular movement: "They're persecuting us."

PalmThe youth organization Arran has accused the government of criminalizing the grassroots movement, especially in cases where protests go "against its ideals." "Both the current government of Marga Prohens and previous ones, especially those of Pacte, have led us to the current situation, in which we have lost in all areas of our lives to the profits of the tourism sector," Arran said in a statement on Tuesday. The organization ironically emphasized that "on an island full of graffiti of all kinds, the government has strongly condemned the only ones that have directly pointed it out." According to Arran, the government has taken "one more step in its attempt to criminalize the grassroots movement." The organization forcefully stated that the government "persecutes" certain displays of discontent from civil society.

"With this action, they only demonstrate that their objective is not to condemn the attack on the regional government, but rather to defend themselves against a message that directly showed them for what they are: guilty of our misery," the statement continues. "As the regional government [of Tourism] pointed out, our action was a political attack against the main industry in that region," it adds. Arran recalls that "monoculture tourism brings us nothing but misery" and laments that, "far from moving towards decline," the May data shows "a 4.7% increase in the number of tourists compared to the previous year." "They have no intention of responding to the criticism of the public, who have taken to the streets up to four times in the last year to denounce the touristification of our island," Arran criticizes, also asserting that the political class will not be able to stop this movement.

Regarding Emaya's actions, which removed the graffiti from the Ministry of Tourism "in less than 24 hours," Arran denounces the lack of effectiveness of Palma City Council in cleaning up the "working-class neighborhoods" of Ciutat, which in recent years "have been degraded due to the lack of resources allocated to the company." "This cleanup was done to protect the tourism sector, not to defend a listed building as they claim," the organization says.

In the aftermath, they also criticize the role of media outlets "pro-government," which "have initiated a campaign of criminalization" against the movement. "We are not acting out of hate. Tourismophobia does not exist; it's about class struggle and ensuring a dignified present and future," says Arran, who also clarifies that "this action is part of a campaign with the slogan 'We lose out with tourism.'" With these actions, the organization aims to highlight "the main negative externalities" of tourism.