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Spain seeks to replace Offical Secrets Law, but top secrets could remain confidential for 50 years

News Desk2nd August 20229th August 2022

2nd August 20229th August 20222178

The Spanish government has unveiled a proposed draft Classified Information Law, the first since the country returned to democracy in 1978. The current law was...

Spain rules Franco regime ‘illegal’ with new ‘Democratic Memory Law’

News Desk15th July 202219th July 2022

15th July 202219th July 20227738

The Spanish Congress has approved a new ‘Democratic Memory Law’ that declares illegal the regime of former dictator Francisco Franco and makes the central government...

Spain sacks army captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial

News Desk2nd June 20227th June 2022

2nd June 20227th June 20223077

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...

Man who threatened to kill Spanish prime minister sentenced to jail

News Desk12th April 202219th April 2022

12th April 202219th April 20222711

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

News Desk10th March 202214th March 2022

10th March 202214th March 20224560

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

News Desk20th December 202127th December 2021

20th December 202127th December 20214937

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’

News Desk22nd November 202129th November 2021

22nd November 202129th November 20212890

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

Steph Osborn18th November 202123rd November 2021

18th November 202123rd November 20213555

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

News Desk21st July 202130th December 2021

21st July 202130th December 20219527

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

Catherine Howley6th April 202112th April 2021

6th April 202112th April 20217533

‘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...

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