Stories about Spain
The Canary Islands face tensions over migrants’ arrival
Since January 2020, more than 23,000 migrants have arrived on the Canary Islands.
Nearly five decades after Franco’s death, the far right might make a comeback in Madrid
Politics29 March 2021"Vox is a melting pot combining nostalgia for Spain’s imaginary past glory, rejection of feminism and so-called woke culture, Euroscepticism, a negative attitude towards migration, and love for bullfighting."
COVID-19: Spanish town hopes to overcome the economic crisis with its own virtual currency
Economics & Business26 March 2021The "elio" was launched at the end of 2020 and more than 600 families have already used the app.
Galindo: COVID-19 unearths ghosts of Spain’s ‘dirty war’
History16 February 2021'Some of the reactions to Rodríguez Galindo’s death are proof that segments of Spanish society have a lot of work to do to face their demons.'
Spain’s official linguistic institution steps back from gender-neutral pronoun
"The RAE is a bit like the Pope: we don't care what they say, but that they say it is half the battle."
From death in Syria to quarantine in Madrid
Syria28 August 2020In Madrid, freedom is forbidden for your protection, and in Syria, the deprivation of freedom is designed to make you die a thousand deaths.
Spain's scandal-hit former king leaves the country
Spaniards reacted on Twitter with the hashtag #RepúblicaYa or #GraciasMajestad
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Spain’s extreme right supporters protested in Madrid
Health5 June 2020"Fascism is also a virus"
Art as a true act of resistance: A conversation with theatre actor Juan Pablo Mazorra
"I believe that theatre will change the world, or at least one world, that of the individual."
From Brazil to Kosovo to the Philippines, confined citizens protest from their windows
East Asia14 April 2020People all over the world have been banging pots and pans to attract the attention of politicians and decision-makers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Parental pin”: the Spanish far-right's fight to control public education
The Spanish political party Vox is demanding the right to prevent their children from being educated about feminism, equality or sexual diversity.
Interview with Aleksandra Lun, a Polish native who became a celebrated Spanish-language writer
"A language is simply a world that you choose to live in. If you live in that world, you own its language."
Hong Kong political scientist likens Hongkongers to a stateless nation
'... to balance the interests of China, the US and HK people, the city needs a truly democratic self-government that can represent HK people's interests and understand the complexity of geopolitics.'
Spanish town challenges its residents to lose 100,000 kg in two years
The small Galician town of Narón launched the campaign in January 2018. By February 2019, the population had lost a total 46,000 kilos.
Dear European Commission: Don't let political parties use our data to manipulate the vote
Eastern & Central Europe15 May 2019Rather than protecting individuals’ rights, exceptions to the GDPR in some countries are limiting freedom of expression, eroding privacy, and abetting the spread of disinformation.
The story—and uncertain future—of a Barcelona occupation that is both shelter and cultural center
"Building habits and making homeless people feel like the project is theirs. Institutions treat [us] like we're incapable of doing anything."
Beyond the image: How Spanish photographers Albarrán Cabrera formulate experience through pictures
For Spanish photographers Anna P. Cabrera and Angel Albarrán, memory and beauty are the three pillars of their professional approach to their art.
Catalonian football team expelled from competition after players insult female squad
"It seems that every time #futfem takes a step forward, some men have to come out their caves and make a scene"."Iros a la cocina, iros a fregar, sois unas mierdas, sois unas guarras": así insultaron los veteranos del Terrassa FC a sus compañeras del equipo femenino.
How free breakfast brought 500 girls back to school in Yemen
Before the project began, one-fifth of the school's students had been absent. Now they're all back in the classroom.
Nicaragua's diaspora activists bear a ‘double burden’
The political and emotional challenges of diaspora activism are complex: "Receiving news firsthand also means feeling it firsthand."
