Spain
Spain drops probe into ex-military WhatsApp ‘kill squad’
Spanish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into messages posted in a WhatsApp group of retired military officers that denounced Spain's left-wing government and discussed...
Spanish repression, the EU and the left
AN EU committee’s recommendation that former Catalonia president Carles Puigdemont and two colleagues be stripped of immunity is no joke. Fellow politicians of the...
Spain: Fresh violence erupts at protests over rapper’s arrest
Supporters of jailed Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel clashed with police and damaged property in fresh unrest. Around 10 people were arrested, including two involved...
Antoni Soy: In Catalonia, independence wins – but what comes now?
February 18, 2021
Antoni Soy is Honorary Professor in Economic Policy at the University of Barcelona
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The regional elections to...
Mass Protests Continue in Barcelona Over Arrest of Rapper Pablo Hasel
Feb.27, 2021
Last week, clashes between the police and protesters resulted in mass arrests and injuries of at least 11 people, three of whom were...
Maduro Claims Terror Attacks Against Venezuela Being Plotted in Colombia, Spain
by Ilya Tsukanov
Feb 8, 2021
Last week, Colombian President Ivan Duque urged Bogota’s allies to continue the “diplomatic siege” against the government of President Nicolas...
Freemuse condemns Spanish government for jailing of rapper Pablo Hasél
"Laws need to be changed" says Denmark-based organization which advocates for artistic freedom
20 February 2021
Freemuse, an independent international organization advocating for freedom of artistic...
How a rapper’s arrest in Spain sparked riots and fierce debate...
By Luke Hurst
Feb.23, 2021
Every night since last Tuesday, protesters have been taking to the streets of Barcelona and other Spanish cities in their thousands, calling...
Spain risks more riots as free speech crackdown and rapper’s jailing...
By Damian Wilson*
19 Feb, 2021
Millions of Spaniards still remember life under fascism. Now, with lockdown’s limits on freedom compounded by the erosion of...
Spanish rapper convicted over tweets arrested after ignoring prison deadline
By Alfonso L. Congostrina
16 Feb 2021
Catalan police on Tuesday arrested a rapper for failing to report to prison by the deadline set by a...