Spain sacks army captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial
The Spanish armed forces have sacked an army captain after a video emerged showing around 30 soldiers of the officer’s unit kneeling in front of...
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Man who threatened to kill Spanish prime minister sentenced to jail
Spain’s National Court has sentenced a gun enthusiast who threatened to kill Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to seven and a half years in jail, according...
Spain’s far-right Vox party forms part of regional government for first time
Spain’s far-right Vox party on Thursday entered a regional government as part of a coalition agreement with the right-wing People’s Party (PP), the first time...
Thousands protest in Barcelona against mandate for more Spanish in schools
Thousands of Catalans took to the streets in and around Barcelona’s Passeig de Sant Joan on Saturday to defend the Catalan language immersion system in schools....
Spain’s opposition leader attends a mass for dictator Franco ‘by mistake’
Spain’s main ruling socialist party (PSOE) demanded explanations on Monday from Pablo Casado, the leader of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), the main opposition group,...
Government amends draft law to allow Franco-era crimes to be prosecuted
The Spanish government has taken steps to amend the draft Democratic Memory Law, in a move that could mean crimes committed during the Franco era...
New ‘Democratic Memory’ law will help find mass graves of the Franco regime
The Spanish government has approved a new ‘Democratic Memory’ bill to tackle the legacy of Franco’s 1939-1975 dictatorship and the Spanish Civil War that preceded...
Surviving without tourism: Homage to Nick Lloyd’s virtual Spanish Civil War tours
‘It was the first time I ever really enjoyed work,’ recalls Nick Lloyd. For over a decade, he offered a unique experience in Barcelona leading...
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...
‘Historic day’ for Spain, as last statue of dictator Franco removed
The 40th anniversary this week of the attempted coup d’état in the Spanish Congress has also coincided with the removal of the last statue of Franco in Spain....
