Bilbao holds 16th LGBTI film festival
From 18 February, Bilbao opens the 16th edition of its international LGBTI film festival, Zinegoak. The theme for this year’s event is a call for
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Chinese protest against ‘racist BBVA’ in Madrid
Hundreds of Chinese citizens staged a rare protest today at an office of Spain’s BBVA bank in Madrid, angrily denouncing that their personal accounts had
EU cancels Puigdemont event citing ‘security threats’
The European Parliament has cancelled an event that was to be attended by former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, as well as the current president, Quim Torra,
Pedro Sánchez calls general election for 28 April
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a general election for 28 April – the third in less than four years, after his draft budget was
Catalan Trial: Day 3 summary
‘I see myself as a political prisoner,’ was how the jailed former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras began his testimony in the Supreme Court on Thursday,
Adopt an olive tree, save a Spanish village
‘They’re over 500 years old,’ says Sira Plana proudly as she points to Oliete‘s olive groves, many of which are thriving now thanks to an
Netflix wars at Berlinale as lesbian drama premieres
The first Netflix movie in competition at the Berlin film festival, telling the extraordinary true story of a gay marriage in Spain a century ago,
Opinion: Tribalism and polarisation, from Brexit to Catexit
As an ancient Brit with a Castilian wife and resident in Catalonia, I currently admit to feeling somewhat bamboozled by the number of potential whammies
Global Spain head compares referendum with rape
A Spanish foreign affairs official has compared the Catalan independence referendum with rape, because the organisers of the ballot went ahead without ‘the permission’ of
Opinion: Violations of ‘presumption of innocence’ in Catalan Trial
The ‘presumption of innocence‘ is a human right, enshrined in Article 11 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In criminal matters, everyone