Andorran women march in favor of legalizing abortion
Abortion in the Pyrenean microstate is illegal under all circumstances, forcing women to travel to Catalonia and France for the procedure
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Current affairs and social issues
Army to investigate images of armed soldiers drinking beer in Catalan town
Spanish Legion confirms incident in Catalan city that went viral on social media and insists weapons were not loaded
Fridays for Future spokesperson: ‘We all have a role and our futures are at stake’
Student-led initiative Fridays for Future seeks to spread awareness ahead of Friday’s climate action
Renting rose 30% in Catalonia between 2004 and 2018
Average monthly rent went up 6.7% to 693 euros, rising to 769 euros in Barcelona area
Parliament calls on Catalan government to ban bull-related events
Chamber passes resolution urging executive to implement ban after escaped bull injured 19 in recent festival
Protests across Catalonia against latest imprisonments
Thousands gather to demand freedom for activists
Seven pro-independence activists sent to prison without bail under terrorism charges
CDR members accused of belonging to a terrorist group and making explosives
Spanish prosecutors request prison without bail for 7 pro-independence activists
CDR members accused of terrorism and criminal damage
Artefact leading to beach evacuation confirmed as concrete cylinder
Parts of Barcelona beach were closed and evacuated on Wednesday as an object thought to have been a Civil War bomb was found
Supreme Court authorizes exhumation of Spain’s late dictator Francisco Franco
President Sánchez’s plans to relocate remains get green light 15 months later
Protesters take to the street against activists’ arrests
Around 4,000 people demonstrate in Sabadell to condemn the Spanish judicial acts
Operation against pro-independence activists for ‘terrorism’ leads to nine arrests
Two released with charges as police transfer some suspects to Madrid
Catalonia favors regional governments for battle against climate change at UN HQ
Catalan minister Damià Calvet and Barcelona mayor Ada Colau are in New York this week
Arnold Schwarzenegger impressed by ‘efficient’ and ‘green’ Barcelona metro system
The actor hailed the public transport system as something the rest of the world should use
Public ‘hanging’ kicks off Fridays for Future week of action
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau will go to UN climate change summit in New York on Monday
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