Barcelona in turmoil again, Torra is criticised, and Spain to deploy more police
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez has stressed that his government ‘will not accept violence taking over’ Catalonia as the streets of Barcelona entered a
Fernando Grande-Marlaska
What (or who) is the ‘Tsunami Democràtic’?
Tsunami Democràtic (Democratic Tsunami) has been in the headlines a great deal in recent days, in particular surrounding the protests against the Supreme Court‘s sentencing
Nine pro-independence activists arrested
Nine Catalan pro-independence activists were arrested on Monday morning by Spain’s Guardia Civil. The detainees are accused of plotting violent acts and are accused of
Spanish government raises tone against Catalonia
As anger rises over Catalonia’s continued push to secede from Spain, the Socialist (PSOE) government in Madrid has dropped its conciliatory tone towards the pro-independence
Madrid threatens to send national police to Catalonia
The Spanish government has warned authorities in Catalonia that it could take over responsibility for law and order in the region after radical activists blocked
Spain’s elite shaken by ‘blackmailer’ cop, Villarejo
He may be behind bars, but a former police chief still strikes fear into the highest levels of the Spanish state thanks to his covert
Spain’s Justice Minister facing calls to resign
Spain’s Justice Minister, Dolores Delgado, faced calls to resign on Tuesday after audio recordings emerged of her having lunch nearly a decade ago with a
Political row over yellow ribbons
A group of activists was caught this weekend removing yellow ribbons, which has become the symbol showing solidarity with the political leaders jailed around Catalonia.
