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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.

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.

PresosHernani1

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

migrant detention centres spain

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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