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Spain drafts bill of ‘Democratic Memory Act’ to redress victims and legacy of Franco regime

News Desk20th September 20207th January 2021

20th September 20207th January 20211641

The Spanish cabinet has approved a draft bill of the ‘Democratic Memory Act’ to ‘comprehensively redress the victims of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship’,

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COP25 focus: travel and tourism must transform to survive and thrive

News Desk4th December 201916th February 2021

4th December 201916th February 20211457

The travel and tourism sector, with its significant economic and social benefits, has no choice but to transform to survive and thrive in the face of climate

Lawyer Ben Emmerson: ‘Spain is acting like a rogue State’

Newsdesk / ACN3rd June 20196th June 2019

3rd June 20196th June 20191285

The lawyer for the Catalan pro-independence leaders taking their case to the United Nations, Ben Emmerson, has refuted the Spanish government’s accusations of a ‘conflict

Spain asks UN to disqualify 2 members of panel

News Desk31st May 20194th June 2019

31st May 20194th June 20191062

The Spanish government is to formally ask the United Nations to disqualify two of the five members of the UN panel responsible for writing a

Spain doubts ‘impartiality’ of UN report on jailed leaders

Newsdesk / ACN30th May 20193rd June 2019

30th May 20193rd June 20192413

The Spanish Government has cast doubt on the ‘impartiality’ and ‘independence’ of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention report made public on Wednesday, which

UN Working Group demands immediate release of Catalan leaders

Newsdesk / ACN29th May 201928th December 2019

29th May 201928th December 20193408

Note: This original report was published on 29 May. The UN Working Group then later called for the immediate release of four more jailed Catalan

Pressure mounts after deadly Venezuela border clashes

AFP24th February 201925th February 2019

24th February 201925th February 2019557

International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington vowing to ‘take action’ after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the

Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 2019604

Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an

Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 2019713

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American

UK outraged at EU’s Gibraltar ‘colony’ reference

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies1st February 20195th February 2019

1st February 20195th February 2019916

Britain and Gibraltar reacted with fury to a European Council document published today that described the British overseas territory as a colony. The document, laying out

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