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Reuters: Spanish police storm university, arrest rapper convicted in free speech case

16 Feb 2021
Was this wise? Reuters: Spanish police storm university, arrest rapper convicted in free speech case. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-rights-rapper-idUSKBN2AG0KP

BBC News: Spain: Rapper Pablo Hasel locks himself in university to avoid jail

15 Feb 2021
BBC News - Spain: Rapper Pablo Hasel locks himself in university to avoid jail https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56075451

BREAKING: Spain fires its manager one day before World Cup begins

13 Jun 201818 Jun 2018
The Irish Times has the details. The Spanish national team has been plunged into crisis after the coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked just two days before their opening World Cup…
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The 2018 World Cup predictions

1 Dec 2017
Presuming no major injuries to top players, here's how the 2018 World Cup might play out: GROUP A: Uruguay, Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia: A fantastic draw for Uruguay, which was…

BREAKING: Spanish prime minister follows through on threats to Catalonia region

21 Oct 2017
The New York Times has the details. In an unexpectedly forceful attempt to stop Catalan secessionism in its tracks, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain announced on Saturday that he…
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WATCH: The imam. The father of a dead little boy. Their embrace.

26 Aug 2017
An imam in Spain and the father of a little boy who died in that country's recent terrorist attack did something today that reminds us that love will always trump…
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Spain gets tough on journalists

2 Jul 2015
The Columbia Journalism Review takes a look at a new so-called gag law that is sure to make the daily practice of journalism in Spain more difficult. The so-called Citizen…

Spanish parliament says NO to Catalan independence vote

8 Apr 2014
The BBC reports that the Spanish parliament has shot down any effort at an independence vote from Catalonia. After seven hours of debate, 299 MPs voted against the motion, with…
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Two Spanish journalists free after six months in captivity

30 Mar 2014
The Independent examines the circumstances behind the captivity and then freedom of two Spanish journalists who had been in Syria. El Mundo correspondent Javier Espinosa and freelance photographer Ricardo García Vilanova…

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