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Spain drafts bill of ‘Democratic Memory Act’ to redress victims and legacy of Franco regime

News Desk20th September 202021st July 2021

20th September 202021st July 20213885

The Spanish cabinet has approved a draft bill of the ‘Democratic Memory Act’ to ‘comprehensively redress the victims of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship’,

‘Without journalism, there is no democracy’ protest in Barcelona

Newsdesk / ACN23rd October 201930th October 2019

23rd October 201930th October 20192137

At least 65 journalists have been injured whilst covering protests against the verdict and sentence of the Catalan Trial so far, with statistics showing that roughly

Human Rights Commissioner at CoE condemns ‘disproportionate use of force’

Newsdesk / ACN22nd October 201926th October 2019

22nd October 201926th October 20192196

The Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe has expressed concern regarding the ‘disproportionate use of force’ and ‘the inappropriate use of anti-riot weapons’ by

Catalan referendum victims file lawsuit against police officials

Newsdesk / ACN4th October 20198th October 2019

4th October 20198th October 20191860

Organisations representing lawyers and victims of police violence during the Catalan independence referendum on 1 October 2017, have filed a lawsuit in Spain’s National Court alleging

Opinion

Opinion: Violations of ‘presumption of innocence’ in Catalan Trial

Joe Brew14th February 201914th February 2019

14th February 201914th February 20198350

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

Spain’s image campaign to counteract ‘baseless attacks’

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies11th February 201913th February 2019

11th February 201913th February 20191690

The trial starting of 12 Catalan leaders over their role in Catalonia’s failed independence bid will be fought between Madrid and pro-independence supporters in the

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