European states endorse plan for migrant ‘return hubs’ outside the EU
European Union officials on Monday were putting the finishing touches on a far-reaching revamp of the bloc’s migration rules, aiming to accelerate deportations and expand...
Amnesty International
Spain approves transfer of migrant minors from Canary Islands to other regions
Spain’s minority coalition government approved a reform on Tuesday aimed at redistributing thousands of unaccompanied migrant minors across the country, alleviating pressure on the Canary...
Mallorcan rapper returns to Spain from Belgium after years avoiding extradition
A Mallorcan rapper who fled Spain after he was sentenced to jail for praising terrorism in his songs returned to the country on Sunday, after...
Court rejects investigating torture claim of trade unionist during Franco era
A court in Barcelona this week rejected a claim by a Spanish man who says he was tortured by police during the Franco dictatorship. In an...
Madrid court hears first case of allegations of Franco-era police torture
A judge in Spain heard evidence on Friday of alleged torture during the rule of the country’s late dictator Francisco Franco, in what rights groups...
Amnesty slams Spain & Morocco for ‘multiple human rights violations, a cover-up & racism’
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that a failure by Morocco and Spain to properly investigate the deaths of 37 migrants at the border of Spanish...
Calls for investigation after death toll rises to 37 at Melilla border fence
Updated on Sunday 26 June at 12h. The number of people who were killed after they tried to scale a border fence between Morocco and...
‘CatalanGate’: politicians, activists accuse Spain of ‘huge & illegal’ spying
Catalan pro-independence politicians and activists have accused Spain of spying on dozens of its leaders’ cell phones with Pegasus spyware, after details came to light...
Spanish government approves fund to exhume graves at Valley of the Fallen
A total of €665,000 has been approved by the Spanish government for the exhumation and identification of some 33,000 victims of the Spanish Civil War...
Rapper Pablo Hasél detained by police, after barricading himself in at Lleida University
#UPDATED – 16 Feb The Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra) have now detained the rapper Pablo Hasél, who had been asked to turn himself in to serve...
