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Constitutional Court finally rejects Junqueras appeal, yet not unanimously

News Desk28th November 20194th December 2019

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The Spanish Constitutional Court has finally rejected the appeal from the jailed former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras, against the pre-trial and pre-verdict detention that he underwent from November

Pope Francis includes Spain as ‘problematic’, calling for dialogue and peace

News Desk27th November 20193rd December 2019

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Pope Francis has called for ‘dialogue and peace’ in Spain, including it amongst ‘problematic’ countries – yet without directly mentioning the Catalan political crisis. During an in-flight

Thousands march on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

News Desk26th November 20194th March 2021

26th November 20194th March 20211190

Tens of thousands took to the streets on Monday across Spain for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with various events

ERC reject investiture of Sánchez without agreed negotiation

News Desk26th November 20192nd December 2019

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The Catalan pro-independence parties remain key to the possible investiture of Spain’s acting Socialist (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez in the role yet again, following on from

Pedro Sánchez confident he can secure support to form government

News Desk21st November 201930th November 2019

21st November 201930th November 20191368

Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that he is confident that a ‘full capacity’ government can be formed ‘in the next few weeks’,

“14 October Generation” campsite cleared from central Barcelona

News Desk20th November 201928th November 2019

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The local police in Barcelona, the Guàrdia Urbana, have cleared the campsite away from the central Barcelona square of Plaça Universitat, where students had been protesting for three

Former president of Andalusia sentenced to six years in prison

News Desk19th November 20191st June 2021

19th November 20191st June 20211593

José Antonio Griñán, the former president of Spain’s southern region of Andalusia, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal

Amnesty International again calls for two ‘Jordis’ immediate release

News Desk19th November 201927th November 2019

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Amnesty International has released a report criticising the verdict of the nine Catalan referendum leaders, sentenced to between 9 and 13 years in prison on 14

European Court of Human Rights dismisses rapper’s case against Spain

News Desk19th November 201911th February 2021

19th November 201911th February 20211571

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has dismissed the rapper Valtònyc’s appeal against Spain. The singer has been convicted to three and a half years

Inés Arrimadas to stand for leadership of Ciudadanos (Cs) party

News Desk18th November 201924th November 2019

18th November 201924th November 20191638

Inés Arrimadas has announced she will stand as a candidate to lead the Ciudadanos (Cs) party, after Albert Rivera‘s resignation last week following the party’s disastrous

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