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Street violence in Barcelona escalates amid ongoing protests over Pablo Hasél’s arrest

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 01-03-2021 - 08:34 UTC

Demonstrators set fire to police vehicle, smashed ATMs and looted a Zara store on the ninth day of unrest in the Catalan capital

Pablo Hasél case

Catalonia rocked by third night of protests over jailing of rapper Pablo Hasél

Alfonso L. Congostrina/Ferran Bono/Rebeca Carranco|Barcelona / Valencia | 19-02-2021 - 12:21 UTC

Riot police clashed with supporters of the musician, who was sentenced to prison for glorifying terrorism and insulting the monarchy on Twitter

Pablo Hasél case

Violent protests erupt in Madrid and Catalonia over rapper’s arrest

Miguel Cantón/Alfonso L. Congostrina/Rebeca Carranco/Josep Catà Figuls|Madrid / Barcelona | 18-02-2021 - 11:12 UTC

Supporters of Pablo Hasél, who has begun serving a nine-month sentence for praising terrorism and insulting the monarchy, clashed with riot police while framing their acts as a defense of freedom of speech

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Spanish rapper convicted over tweets arrested after ignoring prison deadline

Alfonso L. Congostrina/El País|Barcelona | 16-02-2021 - 12:18 UTC

Pablo Hasél was forcibly taken by Catalan police to a penitentiary to serve a nine-month sentence for glorifying terrorism and insulting the Crown in a case that has reignited debate on the limits of freedom of expression

CORONAVIRUS

Spain’s bars and restaurants confront their darkest hour

Daniel Lara/Alfonso L. Congostrina/Caridad Bermeo|Madrid, Barcelona, Santiago de Compostela | 02-02-2021 - 11:29 UTC

Ten of the country’s 17 regions have shut food and drink venues in a bid to contain the coronavirus, while 290,000 workers remain on furlough. Owners are pleading for direct aid to avoid going under

SPANISH NEWS

Three dead, 19 injured in warehouse fire in northeastern Spain

Rebeca Carranco/Alfonso L. Congostrina|Badalona | 10-12-2020 - 11:31 UTC

Firefighters in Badalona fear more victims will be found inside the collapsing building, where around 100 people, mostly migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, were living as squatters

CORONAVIRUS

Catalan government eases coronavirus restrictions in Barcelona and Lleida

Jessica Mouzo/Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 30-07-2020 - 13:31 UTC

Gyms and cinemas will be able to reopen in both areas, while the confinement order in the ‘comarca’ in Segriá will be lifted

CORONAVIRUS

Catalan growers torn between fear of Covid-19 and the need to bring in the harvest

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Lleida | 23-07-2020 - 15:13 UTC

Parts of Lleida province are preparing to receive seasonal workers, but there are concerns their arrival could lead to new coronavirus outbreaks

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus outbreak reveals shortcomings of Catalonia’s contact tracing system

Oriol Güell/Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 08-07-2020 - 09:58 UTC

Healthcare workers complain about a shortage of human resources and computer glitches as the number of positive cases continues to rise

CRIME

Two businessmen caught flooding Barcelona’s supermarkets with fake condoms

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 03-07-2020 - 15:04 UTC

Catalan police say the individuals have sold 15,000 packs of the counterfeit products and 41,000 more without proper EU accreditation

CORONAVIRUS

Fruit pickers on Spain’s coronavirus outbreak: ‘What terrifies me is not being able to feed my children’

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Fraga (Huesca) | 25-06-2020 - 06:32 UTC

EL PAÍS talks to some of the hundreds of migrant workers in Huesca who remain in the province despite the spike in Covid-19 cases

CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS

Barcelona authorities forced to redirect bathers due to large crowds on beaches

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 13-06-2020 - 14:40 UTC

Municipal workers had to act after the sands at Nova Icària and Bogatell began to approach the limits permitted under Phase 2 of the coronavirus deescalation plan

‘EL CLÁSICO’

Real Madrid-Barcelona match goes ahead despite protests outside stadium

Alfonso L. Congostrina/Rebeca Carranco|Barcelona | 19-12-2019 - 11:33 UTC

The demonstrations organized by so-called Tsunami Democràtic during the soccer game on Wednesday saw some police charges and yellow plastic balls thrown onto the pitch

‘El clásico’

Thousands of officers on hand to protect Real Madrid-Barcelona match

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 18-12-2019 - 10:29 UTC

Around 3,500 security personnel will be at the Camp Nou for tonight’s game in Catalonia, after the anonymous platform Democratic Tsunami called pro-independence protests there

CATALONIA

Cars torched and acid thrown: Catalonia hit by fresh night of street violence

Alfonso L. Congostrina/Rebeca Carranco|Barcelona | 17-10-2019 - 09:47 UTC

Thirty-three people were arrested and 100 required medical attention on the third day of unrest following the Supreme Court ruling jailing Catalan separatist leaders

CATALONIA

Pro-independence protesters cause travel chaos at Barcelona airport

Dani Cordero/Alfonso L. Congostrina/Iñigo Domínguez|El Prat de Llobregat / Barcelona | 15-10-2019 - 12:17 UTC

More than 100 flights were cancelled at El Prat after demonstrators blocked off access routes to the travel hub to protest jail terms for Catalan separatist leaders

Catalonia

News reporter attacked at Barcelona independence march

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 02-10-2019 - 08:48 UTC

A journalist from the TV network Telecinco was hit in the head with an object while trying to cover the second anniversary of the 2017 sovereignty referendum

CRIME

Man suspected of stabbing Barcelona woman to death kills himself before arrest

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 27-09-2019 - 10:52 UTC

Police sources say the suspect shot himself when he realized he was about to be detained for the murder, which took place in early September in a Port Olímpic nightclub

Crime

Guardian Angels are patrolling Barcelona, but not everyone is pleased to see them

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 19-09-2019 - 10:49 UTC

The Catalan authorities are warning that two volunteer crime-busting groups on the city’s subway system are “extremely dangerous” and “borderline criminal”

CRIME

Woman stabbed to death in Barcelona during attempted cellphone robbery

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 04-09-2019 - 12:38 UTC

The incident in a Port Olímpic nightclub, which also saw a security guard injured, is the latest case of violent crime to affect the Catalan capital, where crime rates have soared

IMMIGRATION IN SPAIN

How the streets of Barcelona have become a refuge for unaccompanied migrants

Alfonso L. Congostrina/Rebeca Carranco/Jessica Mouzo|Barcelona | 16-07-2019 - 12:17 UTC

Rising numbers of minors and young adults who are homeless and in some cases are committing crimes have left the local authorities overwhelmed

SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN SPAIN

Victim in Manresa gang-rape case testifies in court

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 08-07-2019 - 12:33 UTC

A total of six men are facing trial for allegedly taking it in turns to penetrate the youngster, who was 14 years old at the time of the events

SUMMER FIRES

Firefighters continue to battle Spanish wildfire as heatwave intensifies

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Vinebre | 28-06-2019 - 08:26 UTC

The blaze has already razed 6,500 hectares in Catalonia and is heading towards Lleida

CATALONIA

Protesters at investiture ceremony shout sexist insults at Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 17-06-2019 - 10:44 UTC

According to a councilor from her party, terms such as “slut” and “whore” were yelled at the politician during a pro-Catalan independence protest outside City Hall

ANIMAL WELFARE

Barcelona’s push for an “animalist” zoo signals end of a 127-year era

Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 08-05-2019 - 09:51 UTC

Animal welfare groups hail move phasing out most breeding programs, but conservation experts say initiative shows little understanding of how these centers help endangered species

SECULARISM

Losing their religion? New report shows Spaniards are turning their backs on faith

Alfonso L. Congostrina/Julio Núñez|Barcelona | 15-04-2019 - 06:46 UTC

Nearly one-third of people in Spain are either atheists, agnostics or non-believers, according to a study by the Ferrer i Guàrdia Foundatio

CATALONIA

Catalan pro-independence protesters burn photos of Spanish king ahead of Mobile World Congress

Camilo S. Baquero/Alfonso L. Congostrina|Barcelona | 25-02-2019 - 13:27 UTC

Felipe VI opened the leading trade show in Barcelona by praising Spain’s democracy, which has been criticized in the wake of the Supreme Court trial against 12 separatist leaders

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