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franco
July 19th, 2018
Spain finally dealing with its past
by:Maria João Morais
The new Spanish government, headed by socialist Pedro Sánchez, has announced the exhumation of Francisco Franco remains.
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aquarius
June 15th, 2018
Tackling the Mediterranean crisis should be a priority for Europe
by:Maria João Morais
In order to fight humanitarian emergencies in the Mediterranean, where thousands of migrants die each year, all EU states must carry out their obligations.
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PresosHernani1
May 10th, 2018
The ETA’s final chapter
by:Maria João Morais
Further policies are required that guarantee unconditional support and the right to the truth that all ETA’s victims deserve.
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iberico_hogs
November 27th, 2017
China set to turn Spain into its ham-per
by:Gurmeet Singh
First it was caviar, and then truffles, but it seems now the Chinese consumer has developed a taste for Iberico ham, Spain's favourite traditional Christmas treat. It used to be that the West [...]
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catalonia
September 26th, 2017
Catalonia: from celebration to social fragmentation
by:Maria João Morais
The determination and tenacity of Catalan political figures in their fight to secede from Spain has been transmitted to the general public.
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Dogan_Akhanli
August 23rd, 2017
Spain: Support human rights author Doğan Akhanlı!
type:Authors, Donation, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Cold metal of handcuffs on his wrists, accusing gazes watching every move he does - the Turkish writer Doğan Akhanlı knows this situation too well [...]
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migrant detention centres spain
May 30th, 2017
After arduous journeys, ordeals continue for immigrants in Spain
by:Maria João Morais
Many risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea on perilous rubber dinghies fleeing war or famine. After travelling through Africa, many climb [...]
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basque
April 11th, 2017
Important step towards peace in the Basque Country
by:Maria João Morais
Five and a half years after announcing the end of violence, ETA unilaterally handed over their remaining weapons to the French authorities in an act last weekend. It is a landmark [...]
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March 08th, 2017
A hunger strike to stop violence against women
in:Humans
by:Maria Clara Montoya
The first two months of 2017 have been especially tough for women in Spain. According to the official numbers, more than 20 have been murdered in crimes based on [...]
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franquismo5-cópia
January 31st, 2017
Spain still battling its haunted past
by:Maria João Morais
“Could you imagine a Hitler foundation in Germany?” A recurrent question is heard across Spain as the stakes are raised in the controversy over how to deal with its past of [...]
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January 18th, 2017
Immigrants stand up for liberty in Spanish detention centers
in:Humans
by:Maria Clara Montoya
It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman or if you have a family with children. You may not have committed any crime, but in the eyes of the [...]
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spain
January 17th, 2017
After Spain, anti-eviction activism flares up in Ireland
by:Maria João Morais
Eight years after the financial crisis rocked Europe, a major anti-eviction movement has finally erupted in Ireland, where housing activists are [...]
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November 02nd, 2016
The Basque Country: Five years without ETA
in:Humans
by:Maria João Morais
With more than 800 recorded deaths and thousands of injuries, the separatist organisation Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) became progressively weakened by [...]
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flotilla
October 26th, 2016
Russian warships refuel in Spanish ports, then head for Syria
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Don't be fooled: last week Spain may have signed an EU statement accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Syria.But this week a Russian flotilla is due to [...]
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Lotta_tenhumen
June 25th, 2015
"Recuperating" is the social squatting in Spain
in:Economy
by:Pablo Pérez Álvarez
Lorena Meca used to live with her husband and two daughters in her own apartment, bought with a mortgage in Puerto de Mazarron, a tourist village on [...]
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David Marrades
March 03rd, 2015
Spotlight on immigrants in Spain
in:Humans, Economy, Arts
by:Pablo Pérez Álvarez
Where did you get the figures in the title, 23 30? That’s the number assigned to one of the documentary’s protagonists, the Senegalese Mourtada [...]
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The drowned migrants were among some 250 sub-Saharan Africans who had been attempting to cross into Ceuta on 6 February. © FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images
February 14th, 2014
Spain: Accountability urged for ‘appalling’ migrant deaths in Ceuta
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
The drowned migrants were among some 250 sub-Saharan Africans who had been attempting to reach Spanish soil on 6 February by crossing into Ceuta via [...]
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July 06th, 2013
EU project turns sewage into biofuel in Spain
in:Nature, Economy
type:Allgemein
by:Itai Lahat
The facility uses wastewater and sunlight to produce algae-based biofuel as part of a 12 million euro ($15.7 million) project to pursue alternative energy and [...]
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