Events to mark 50 years since Franco’s death commence, yet his legacy still divides Spain
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided on Wednesday over the first in a year-long series of events to mark 50 years since the death of
Francoism
Sánchez visits Francoist mausoleum to learn about civil war exhumations
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the imposing Francoist mausoleum outside Madrid on Thursday to learn about the exhumation of 160 Civil War victims, whose
Court rejects investigating torture claim of trade unionist during Franco era
A court in Barcelona this week rejected a claim by a Spanish man who says he was tortured by police during the Franco dictatorship. In an
Madrid court hears first case of allegations of Franco-era police torture
A judge in Spain heard evidence on Friday of alleged torture during the rule of the country’s late dictator Francisco Franco, in what rights groups
Initial forensic work begins to exhume bodies of 128 victims of Civil War
Initial forensic work began on Monday to try to exhume the bodies of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War, who are among tens of
Spanish police clash with far-right as fascist party founder re-buried
Spanish police clashed with far-right protesters in Madrid on Monday, as the remains of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, a fascist party founder, arrived at
Spain relocates remains of Francoist general who ordered execution of thousands
The remains of a Francoist general who is believed to have ordered the shooting of Spain’s most famous poet among thousands of others, were relocated
Donald Trump congratulates Vox via video at far-right rally in Spain
Former US President Donald Trump showed his support for Spain’s far-right Vox party on Sunday, in a video shown at a rally in Madrid that
Senate approves law that bans support for Franco and seeks to bring ‘justice’ to victims
Spain’s Senate house has approved a landmark bill that will ban expressions of support for the former dictator Francisco Franco, and seek to bring ‘justice’ to the victims
Spain seeks to replace Offical Secrets Law, but top secrets could remain confidential for 50 years
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
