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Thousands protest in central Madrid over government’s Catalan amnesty bill

News Desk10th March 202414th March 2024

10th March 202414th March 20243183

Thousands of people protested in Madrid on Saturday, demanding the resignation of socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. They were protesting a controversial amnesty bill that the...

The PP retains absolute majority in regional election in Galicia

News Desk19th February 202425th February 2024

19th February 202425th February 20242295

Spain’s main opposition group, the right-wing People’s Party (PP) successfully retained control of Galicia, a traditional conservative stronghold, in a tight regional election held on...

‘Junts per Catalunya’ vote against amnesty bill on grounds it doesn’t go far enough

News Desk30th January 20247th February 2024

30th January 20247th February 20241949

The Spanish Congress on Tuesday rejected a controversial amnesty law after the Catalan pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), who had demanded it, finally voted...

‘Effeminate’ and ‘shameful’ poster of Jesus angers Spain’s ultra conservatives

News Desk30th January 20245th February 2024

30th January 20245th February 20244310

A poster of Jesus Christ to promote Holy Week in Seville has drawn fierce criticism from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as ‘effeminate’ and ‘offensive’ to...

Spain amends Constitution, replacing ‘handicapped’ term with ‘persons with a disability’

News Desk18th January 202427th January 2024

18th January 202427th January 20242209

The Spanish Congress voted on Thursday to amend the country’s Constitution for the third time in its history, replacing the term ‘handicapped’ with ‘persons with...

Police in Colombia arrest suspect in attempted assassination of Spanish politician

News Desk18th January 202424th January 2024

18th January 202424th January 20241472

Police in Colombia said on Wednesday that they had detained a Venezuelan suspected of being involved in the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a co-founder of Spain’s...

Fragility of Spain’s new coalition government exposed in first key vote

News Desk11th January 202416th January 2024

11th January 202416th January 202411446

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday suffered a setback in the first key parliamentary vote of the new legislature, exposing the fragility of his...

Controversial Catalan amnesty bill passes first hurdle in Spanish Congress

News Desk13th December 202321st December 2023

13th December 202321st December 20232366

A controversial amnesty bill for Catalan pro-independence figures passed its first hurdle in the Spanish Congress on Tuesday, following a fierce debate. A total of 178...

Spanish government slams Vox leader for saying Sánchez could be ‘strung up by his feet’

News Desk12th December 202327th December 2023

12th December 202327th December 20231856

The Spanish government slammed the leader of the far-right Vox party Santiago Abascal on Monday over comments he made suggesting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would...

Three arrested in Andalusia over alleged connection to shooting of Vidal-Quadras

News Desk21st November 202329th November 2023

21st November 202329th November 20231614

Spain’s National Police have arrested three people in Andalusia for their alleged connection to the attempted murder of veteran right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras. The retired politician was...

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