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Thousands protest in Spanish cities against the Gaza flotilla interception

News Desk3rd October 20256th October 2025

3rd October 20256th October 2025593

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Barcelona and other major Spanish cities on Thursday, protesting Israel’s interception of a flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian...

Right-wing and far-right politicians join thousands in anti-amnesty rally in Barcelona

News Desk8th October 202315th October 2023

8th October 202315th October 20232194

Right-wing and far-right politicians in Spain joined a mass rally in Barcelona on Sunday to protest plans to grant Catalan pro-independence activists and politicians an...

Barcelona City Council increases fines for graffiti, public drinking & urination

News Desk14th August 202322nd August 2023

14th August 202322nd August 20233221

Barcelona City Council, now led by socialist (PSC) mayor Jaume Collboni, is increasing the fines for graffiti, as well as drinking or urinating in public...

Police catch Barcelona bag thief caught on video during live TV broadcast

News Desk17th August 202224th August 2022

17th August 202224th August 20224150

The thief who was caught stealing an unattended bag during a live TV broadcast by RTVE on a beach in Barcelona – has since been caught by...

Police van torched in Barcelona as protests resume against rapper’s jailing

News Desk28th February 202130th December 2021

28th February 202130th December 20211844

A police van was torched and looting broke out on Saturday night in Barcelona, as police and protestors clashed in new demonstrations against the jailing of...

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61 arrests in drug trafficking raid in Barcelona

News Desk8th October 202014th October 2020

8th October 202014th October 20205396

Nearly a thousand officers from the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra), the Spanish National Police and Barcelona’s local police, the Guàrdia Urbana, took part in...

Coronavirus in Spain full update (25 April)

News Desk25th April 20205th May 2020

25th April 20205th May 202012271

Click here for today’s full report: Coronavirus in Spain (5 May) ALSO READ: Lifting of lockdown in Spain – full details of all phases Please...

Barcelona inaugurates low-emissions zone of 95 sq km

News Desk2nd January 20209th January 2020

2nd January 20209th January 20203757

Barcelona inaugurated its first full work day with the largest low-emissions zone in southern Europe on Thursday, after the scheme was officially launched on New...

“14 October Generation” campsite cleared from central Barcelona

News Desk20th November 201928th November 2019

20th November 201928th November 20191888

The local police in Barcelona, the Guàrdia Urbana, have cleared the campsite away from the central Barcelona square of Plaça Universitat, where students had been protesting for three...

600,000 rally for independence on ‘La Diada’, say Barcelona police

Newsdesk / ACN11th September 201912th September 2022

11th September 201912th September 20222291

Some 600,000 people, according to figures from Barcelona’s local police (the Guàrdia Urbana), filled central Barcelona around the Plaça d’Espanya on Wednesday evening for the...

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