Spain

Demonstrators march during a protest condemning the arrest of rap artist Pablo Hasél in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.

Angry Youths Rattle Spain in Support of Jailed Catalan Rapper Pablo Hasel

Hasel’s imprisonment on a nine-month sentence has set off a powder keg of p...

Hasel’s imprisonment on a nine-month sentence has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage

A large group of people gather in front of the Delegation of the Spanish Government on October 20, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, following a week of protests over the jail sentences given to separatist politicians by Spain’s Supreme Court.

The Catalan Independence Movement Has Proven Its Strength. Now Spain’s Government Must Talk to Us

Former President Carles Puigdemont writes

Spanish military dictator General Francisco Franco (1892 - 1975) on 27th August 1937.

Why Is Spain Digging Up the Remains of Its Former Dictator Francisco Franco?

More than 44 years after the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, a ...

More than 44 years after the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, a long-simmering political battle over his resting place finally appears to be at an end. Work began Thursday morning to exhume the former...

Participants run next to Miura fighting bulls on the last bullrun of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 12, 2019.

Pamplona's Bull Runs Have a Controversial Past. Do They Still Have a Future?

It takes about three and a half minutes to complete what's perhaps the worl...

It takes about three and a half minutes to complete what's perhaps the world’s most controversial race. Each year in the second week of July, six bulls are released every day at 8 a.m. into...

A man is shown with cocaine under a toupee in this photo from July 16, 2019.

A Man Tried to Smuggle Cocaine Into Spain by Hiding It Under His Toupee

His nervous appearance and unusually large hairpiece aroused suspicion

Spanish Prime Minister and Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) candidate for prime minister Pedro Sanchez addresses supporters during the last campaign rally in Valencia on April 26, 2019 ahead of the April 28 general election.

Spain Is Going to the Polls for the Third Time in Four Years. Here's What to Know

Spain goes to the polls Sunday for its third general election in four years...

Spain goes to the polls Sunday for its third general election in four years, as socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tries to break the political deadlock that has gripped his country and left him unable...

A North Korea flag waves in the wind at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid, Spain, on March 27, 2019.

What to Know About the Shadowy Group That Raided the North Korean Embassy in Madrid

Here's what we know about the shadowy group behind the raid