Eight out of every ten high school students have witnessed insults towards LGBTI people
A bulletin by the Third Sector Panel has called for more resources to prevent discrimination in education centers
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Current affairs and social issues
Outrage as Manresa gang-rape trial convicts five men for lesser offence
Feminists groups call protests in over 40 Spanish cities
Protests as Spanish king visits Barcelona
Felipe VI attends awards ceremony in first trip to Catalonia since sentencing of independence leaders
Protesters camping out in center of Barcelona expect 'tense' week
Campout participants reinforce tents against strong winds, hold talks and workshops, and make paella
Municipal technicians review structure of building in Badalona ahead of demolition
105 residents have been evacuated as fire fighters assess damages
Exiled Nicaraguan activist: 'People here could make connections between global issues'
Feminist human rights advocate Magaly Castillo has been living in Barcelona since June 2018 due to unrest in her home country
Hundreds of people buy wine from cellar destroyed in flash flood
Visitors flock to Espluga de Francolí, near Tarragona, to purchase bottles recovered from mud
Thousands of people visit cemeteries on All Saints' Day
Barcelona's nine cemeteries register a high number of visitors honoring deceased loved ones
Court convicts five men of sexual abuse rather than gang rape
Another controversial ruling sees judges dismiss charges that group used violence or intimidation to sexually assault 14-year-old girl in Manresa
500 students participate in pro-independence march through Barcelona on second day of camp protest
Union of Students backs 48-hour strike to bring Catalonia to "standstill"
GitHub publishes Spanish police request to block protest group's app
Guardia Civil justifies demand by calling Tsunami Democràtic network "a criminal organization that promotes terrorist attacks"
Students begin indefinite camp in Barcelona against 'repression'
200 young people pitch tents in central square to condemn imprisonment of independence leaders and demand return of "rights and freedoms"
Catalonia's university students start indefinite strike
Stoppage to protest sentencing of political leaders and demanding changes to grading system affects number of institutions
44 migrants rescued by Open Arms in Mediterranean disembark in Malta
Badalona-based NGO handed migrants over to Maltese armed forces patrol vessel who took them to shore
Search for four people missing after last week’s heavy rains continues
Body found in the Francolí river over the weekend not that of any of the four missing people
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