Trial begins of Catholic school sex abuse
The trial has started in Barcelona of a Catholic school’s former gym teacher accused of sexually assaulting students, as further allegations of abuse shake the
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Catalan Trial: Day 21 summary
The trial of Catalan independence leaders in Spain’s Supreme Court entered its 7th week and 21st day on Monday, with witness testimonies from two Guardia Civil
Puigdemont revisits Neumünster, criticises EU ‘double standards’
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has requested an ‘independent report’ to compare the legal decisions by German and Spanish courts on the Catalan referendum case. He announced
Pablo Iglesias tries to unite Podemos ahead of elections
Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has launched its campaign for next month’s elections with its leader Pablo Iglesias trying to reunite the party, whilst returning to
Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’, a thinly disguised autobiography
Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria), Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar‘s new film about a melancholic filmmaker played by Antonio Banderas, opened in cinemas across Spain this
A million march in London to demand ‘people’s vote’
Organisers estimated a million opponents of Britain’s departure from the European Union joined the Put it to the People March in London on Saturday, as the
Torra removes ribbons, criticises violation of civil rights
Catalan president Quim Torra has now removed banners and symbols from the government headquarters’ façade deemed as ‘partisan’ by Spain’s electoral authority. Torra took down
Catalan Trial: Day 20 summary
Day 20 of the trial of Catalan pro-independence leaders accused of organising the 2017 referendum began with 10 more Guardia Civil police officers summoned as
‘Literary Tourism’ – Ernest Hemingway’s Cave
Many moons ago, when I was teaching at Duke University, I used to banter with my friend Allen Josephs (University of Florida) as to who
Torra replaces yellow ribbon with white (plus red stripe)
Catalan president Quim Torra has now hung a banner with a white ribbon and the message ‘Free political prisoners and exiles’ from the government headquarters balcony