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Catalan amnesty bill back to Spanish Congress after ‘symbolic’ veto in Senate

News Desk15th May 202422nd May 2024

15th May 202422nd May 20242571

As predicted, Spain’s Senate House, which is dominated by the right-wing opposition, the People’s Party (PP), vetoed a controversial Catalan amnesty law on Tuesday, returning...

Puigdemont says he will return to Spain if he can be elected as Catalan president

News Desk22nd March 202426th March 2024

22nd March 202426th March 20242681

Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president who fled the country after an unsuccessful bid for independence six years ago, stated on Thursday that he would...

Thousands protest in central Madrid over government’s Catalan amnesty bill

News Desk10th March 202414th March 2024

10th March 202414th March 20244316

Thousands of people protested in Madrid on Saturday, demanding the resignation of socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. They were protesting a controversial amnesty bill that the...

Spanish Supreme Court officially opens ‘terrorism’ investigation of Carles Puigdemont

News Desk29th February 20247th March 2024

29th February 20247th March 20242603

The Spanish Supreme Court said on Thursday that it was opening an investigation into fromer Catalan president Carles Puigdemont (main image) on ‘terrorism’ charges over protests...

Controversial Catalan amnesty bill passes first hurdle in Spanish Congress

News Desk13th December 202321st December 2023

13th December 202321st December 20235402

A controversial amnesty bill for Catalan pro-independence figures passed its first hurdle in the Spanish Congress on Tuesday, following a fierce debate. A total of 178...

Spanish government slams Vox leader for saying Sánchez could be ‘strung up by his feet’

News Desk12th December 202327th December 2023

12th December 202327th December 20232567

The Spanish government slammed the leader of the far-right Vox party Santiago Abascal on Monday over comments he made suggesting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would...

Thousands protest again over Spanish government’s proposed amnesty law

News Desk18th November 202326th November 2023

18th November 202326th November 20232782

Mass demonstrations took place in Madrid again on Saturday, against the proposal of the Spanish government – led by the recently re-elected Prime Minister Pedro...

Alt-right hero and conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson joins Vox anti-amnesty protest

News Desk14th November 202323rd November 2023

14th November 202323rd November 20232637

Tucker Carlson, the American alt-right TV personality, conspiracy theorist and a former Fox News host, made an appearance alongside Spain’s far-right Vox leader, Santiago Abascal, at the latest anti-amnesty...

Amnesty bill registered in Spanish Congress – full details

News Desk14th November 202323rd November 2023

14th November 202323rd November 20233250

The PSOE socialist party – led by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and who is set to officially secure a new term in office after a...

Feijóo vows to continue protests against amnesty ‘until there are new elections’

News Desk12th November 202315th November 2023

12th November 202315th November 20232527

Hundreds of thousands of people attended rallies on Sunday across Spain called by the right-wing People’s Party (PP) to protest the amnesty deal struck by...

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