Aliança Catalana is pro-independence, anti-immigration – and a major threat to Pedro Sánchez’ fragile coalition.
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Albert Serra’s Tardes de soledad’s harrowing footage pulls no punches in its depiction of Spain’s revered bullfighting tradition.
Pro-independence parties have slumped in Catalonia’s recent elections, but is the dream of Catalan independence dead?
Catalonia and post-Brexit U.K. illustrate the dangers of separatism and divisive rhetoric. Both Alberta and Ottawa must act to address western alienation and prevent a catastrophic scenario.
Pedro Sánchez faces a series of challenges after his party’s controversial investiture.
Spanish history recounts the existence of various peripheral nationalisms (Catalan and Basque), while, in many cases, the existence of a Spanish nationalism of Castilian origin is ignored.
Barcelona’s fabled basilica recently celebrated the completion of its first tower with a giant star. But as at every stage in its history, not everyone is pleased.
Kosovo, Taiwan, Palestine, Catalonia and Bougainville are all seeking independence, with varying levels of success.
A new group – Tsunami Democràtic – are using technology to create civil disobedience that is more organised and creative than ever.
In the Catalan Pyrenees, women shepherds and cattle ranchers try to valorise the ancestral agropastoral culture to save the mountains from climate change.
Does an “European culture” or a “European identity” actually exist?
We assume that people in Nordic countries have a better standard of mental health than anywhere else, but that assumption is based on a limited way of measuring it.
The questions raised by the region’s failed bid for independence remain unanswered. And key figures remain in prison.
Soon after the death of Franco, Spain began an experiment with censorship that brought graphic sex and nudity to mainstream cinemas.
A strange coincidence of historical circumstances in Spain could, taken together, help to bring about a resolution to the crisis in Catalonia.
The former president of Catalonia is in a German prison, awaiting possible extradition to Spain where he faces charges of rebellion.
The single biggest party was anti-independence but together, the pro-independence bloc is stronger.
Want to understand the Catalan election? You need to go back a long way.
Why the international law of self-determination does not support Catalonia’s claim of an international right to independence from Spain.
We need to educate ourselves daily if we aspire to live peacefully in a multicultural society.
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