#VIDEO: Last American to have served in ‘Abraham Lincoln Brigade’ during Civil War dies in California
• Delmer Berg [1915-2016], last American veteran of International Brigades • Lifelong Communist and WWII veteran was harassed for many years by…
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#VIDEO: Thirty-five years later, the 23-F attempted military coup that nearly ended Spain’s democracy
• Guardia Civil officers’ 1981 attempt to takeover Congress thwarted • In recent weeks, many political commentators have remarked that the current…
International Brigades monolith defaced in backlash over removal of ‘Franquista’ monuments in Madrid
• Fourth attack in two years targets mayor Carmena and ‘Murderous Reds’ • Vandals in Madrid have attacked a monument to the…
Judge acquits Airbus 8, citing ‘lack of evidence’ of violence on picket line during 2010 general strike
• Unions cite 300 similar cases pending under Franco-era anti-strike law • A Spanish judge has acquitted eight union members of charges…
Thousands march in Getafe, Madrid and other cities in support of ‘Airbus 8’ strikers on first day of trial
• Labour leaders, politicians join marchers in national ‘right to strike’ protest • Labour leaders and politicians from Spain’s principal left-wing parties…
Amnesty files lawsuit in Mexico over rights abuses, ‘crimes against humanity’ during Spanish Civil War
• Lawsuit on behalf of family of Spanish railway worker disappeared in 1936 • Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have…
#VIDEO: Rajoy surprise move, declines King’s request to form new government [in Spanish]
• Acting Prime Minister says he does not have sufficient number of votes • First time in 40 years since Franco that…
Ciudad Real to discuss renaming city street in honor of last Republican general to surrender in Civil War
• Proposal to rename street in honor of Republican general causes controversy • City to begin name changes in keeping with Spain’s…
Film shows German Stuka bomber raids willfully killed Spanish civilians to test planes for WWII use
• Documentary to show German Stukas killed Spanish civilians in ‘practice’ raid • May 1938 Castellón aerial bombing solely to test Stukas…
Sánchez debate gambit on women’s issues could swing 62% undecided women voters for Socialists
• Voter rolls show 1.1 million more women eligible to vote than men • Last survey before election says 62% of all…
Amnesty International says Spain has backtracked on freedoms of expression and assembly for citizens
• AI Spain director says political parties should do more to protect rights • Esteban Beltran says police power expanded, protection of…
Searchers in Granada said close to finding Civil War-era grave of poet Federico García Lorca
• PSOE-led regional government gave ‘green light’ to renewed effort • Third time since 2009 that teams search for Spanish poet’s unmarked…