Pussy Riot punk-theatre show hits Barcelona
Members of the Russian activist collective Pussy Riot bring their theatre-punk project Riot Days to Barcelona this weekend for a one-off performance. Based on the
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Sánchez a ‘felon, illegitimate, traitor’ for Catalan ‘rapporteur’
Spain’s prime minister has been called a ‘felon,’ ‘illegitimate’, ‘traitor’ and ‘compulsive liar’ by the opposition head Pablo Casado after the government’s concession to Catalan pro-independence parties.
Right and far-right to jointly protest against Sánchez
Accusing him of ‘high treason’, Spain’s right-wing and far-right parties have said they will protest together for the first time against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
656 municipalities ordered to remove Franco symbols
Spain’s justice ministry has ordered more than 600 municipalities across the country to remove symbols honouring the dictatorship of Francisco Franco which are still on display
‘High treason’: the plans for ‘observer’ or ‘mediator’
The Spanish government’s plan to have an observer present in the talks between parties over the Catalan crisis has been heavily criticised by some opposition
Fundación MAPFRE revisits Russian artists
On 9 February, Fundación MAPFRE opens a new exhibition in Madrid dedicated to Russian artists working at the turn of the 20th century, and who
Outrage as prosecutor doubts Catalan judges’ impartiality
A prosecutor in Spain’s National Court has cast doubts over the ‘impartiality’ of Catalan judges to try former Catalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero and
Badalona Magic Festival kicks off 2019 edition
The Badalona Magic Festival, known as the Festival Li Chang in honour of local magician Joan Forns i Jordana (1916-1998) who was known as Li-Chang, starts
Artur Mas banned from office until 2020 confirmed
Spain’s High Court of Justice in Catalonia (TSJC) has confirmed the sentence against former Catalan president Artur Mas, banning him from public office until February
Spain breaks up jihadi prison recruiting network
Spain has broken up a jihadist group which was trying to radicalise prisoners to carry out attacks when they left jail. Eight inmates were arrested,