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‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m

Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparations

The Guardian - UK

Papa Noël obituary

Congolese guitarist and songwriter who toured Europe with TPOK Jazz and gave a celebrated ‘unplugged’ performance at Womad in 2000

The Guardian - UK

How Silvia Pinal Challenged The Censorship From The Vatican And The Spanish Dictatorship And Saved 'Viridiana'

Pinal's bravery was key for the movie to survive censorship and get international acclaim

Latin Times

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Why is there no official memorial in Australia to citizens who fought and died in the Spanish civil war?

It is high time we properly acknowledge those 70 Australians who joined the International Brigades to bolster the resistance to Franco’s fascist forces

The Guardian - AU

Why is Barcelona vs Real Madrid a rivalry?

Real Madrid and Barcelona have had a fierce and heated rivalry for over a century

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Pedro Almodóvar: 'We felt death's presence very strongly while shooting The Room Next Door'

The legendary Spanish director on what he learnt about mortality from his new film, why he loves working with Tilda Swinton and how he has to cast Penélope Cruz in his next film

Evening Standard

A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain

Pedro Sánchez’s tone sharply contrasts with that of his European counterparts. He needs to prove it’s not just rhetoric, says Guardian Europe columnist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

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‘A street-boy throwing stones at pompous windows’: Claud Cockburn and the birth of guerrilla journalism

Forty years after the death of the man who exposed Nazi sympathisers in Britain and interviewed Al Capone, his son used MI5 files to illuminate his amazing story in a new book

The Guardian - UK

Spanish judge shelves landmark case of Franco-era torture victim

Julio Pacheco says he will appeal against the ‘devastating’ decision to abandon the first such investigation in Spain

The Guardian - UK

If something can happen once, it can happen again – Dennis Glover’s reading of history sounds an alarm about the present

Are we living in a pre-war rather than a post-war world? This is a legitimate question, given that there are more than 120 armed conflicts worldwide. The International Crisis Group has noted that 2024 began with:

The Conversation

Omaze: Newlyweds win UK's biggest ever house draw with £5million dream pad in London’s Victoria Park

The spectacular house is the most valuable property ever to be won in a UK prize draw

Evening Standard

Rosa Regàs obituary

Spanish publisher opposed to the Franco regime who went on to write acclaimed novels

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: Joel Meyerowitz in 1960s Málaga

With his groundbreaking use of colour, the New York photographer captured a sense of freedom with flamenco artists living under General Franco’s rule

The Guardian - UK

Spain publishes list of art seized during civil war and Franco dictatorship

Culture ministry hopes to help people reclaim family property plundered by Franco regime

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Bad Habit by Alana S Portero review – hard times in Madrid

A vivid debut of trans life in Spain after Franco observes a world of violence and petty cruelties with compassion

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: What does it take to win? Man City’s Kyle Walker knows the answer

The England defender shares his life story, lessons and secrets to success in a new BBC series. Plus: five of the best tech podcasts

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Catalans once longed for freedom from Spain. Now that doesn’t look so appealing

With most voters in Catalonia rejecting independence-seeking parties, the pro-separatist chaos of 2017 is a distant memory, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

A song and dance: Eurovision’s history of controversy

With a long track record of international spats and political statements, rows have become a familiar part of the show

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UN alarm over rightwing laws that could ‘whitewash’ Franco era in Spain

Three UN experts warn proposed ‘harmony laws’ may contravene international human rights standards

The Guardian - UK

‘Massive and exciting impact’: show celebrates Spain’s first abstract art museum

Exhibition explores how a Spanish-Filipino artist in 1966 opened a trailblazing cultural outpost in Cuenca’s ‘hanging houses’

The Guardian - UK

Portugal’s Carnation Revolution – archive, April 1974

On 25 April 1974, an almost-bloodless coup brought down more than 40 years of dictatorship in Portugal and ended Europe’s longest-lasting dictatorship

Salon

MAGA didn't come out of nowhere

Author David Austin Walsh says "respectable" conservatives have tolerated racists and neo-Nazis all along

The Guardian - UK

Paolo Taviani obituary

Acclaimed Italian film-writer and director who worked in tandem with his brother Vittorio for six decades

The Guardian - UK

Sun, sea and rock’n’roll: how Torremolinos got its groove back

A February festival brings a touch of glamour to the Costa del Sol resort – and a welcome off-season tourism boost

Evening Standard

Franco Manca is offering free pizza to anyone with this Italian name

Want free pizza goodness to warm up this cold January? If you have this name, then it is your lucky day

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