Anti-Francoist militant Cipriano Martos' body found after 50 years
Justice department confirms identity of remains found in mass grave in Reus after anthropology and genetic analysis
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PODCAST: Open Wounds – Dealing with the Francoist Past
45 years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco many issues remain unresolved
Franco exhumation: what you need to know
Thursday sees the remains of Spain's late dictator removed from the Valley of the Fallen memorial site to a family tomb near Madrid
Local campaign to reclaim spoils of war seized by Franco regime
Some town councils in Girona area coming together to demand return of cash taken from them at end of Civil War
Supreme Court authorizes exhumation of Spain’s late dictator Francisco Franco
President Sánchez’s plans to relocate remains get green light 15 months later
Spain's Supreme Court suspends dictator Franco exhumation
Magistrates put process on hold until after appeal by fascist ex-ruler's relatives
Barcelona calls for Francisco Franco Foundation to be banned
Plans by organization glorifying former dictator to open offices in city sparks outrage among local parties
Òmnium hands out 100,000 copies of newspaper claiming Franco's legacy lives on
On 43rd anniversary of dictator's death, cultural organization's jailed head accuses Spain of wanting "democracy to rot in prison"
Barcelona council files suit against Franco judges for jailing LGBTQ people
City authorities say six officials of Spanish dictatorship sent over 550 members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer community to Model prison between 1956 and 1977
UN calls on Spain to fulfill 'obligation' to process culprits of Franco-era crimes
Special Rapporteur says exhuming dictator's body is a "positive step" but calls to extradite or prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses
Francoist values ‘still present,’ warns Speaker
Roger Torrent gave a speech opening the annual event to pay homage to victims of the dictatorship, held at the Catalan Parliament
La Model Prison, a symbol of Francoist repression, is shut down in Barcelona
The closure of La Model ends one of the darkest chapters in the history of Catalonia and Spain
MEPs call for the EU’s support to end Francoism impunity in Spain
MEPs from eight different parties asked the European Commission to urge Spain to investigate and judge the crimes committed during Franco’s dictatorship. “Justice doesn’t expire. We don’t aim for vengeance but reparation”stated Catalan left-wing ERC-NeCAT MEP Ernest Maragall on Tuesday at a joint press conference in Strasbourg. Maragall was joined by Catalan MEPs from ERC-NeCAT, liberal party CDC, left-wing ICV and christian democrat UDC, as well as MEPs from Basque nationalist PNB and Bildu and alternative left-wing Spanish parties Compromís and Podemos. They wrote a joint declaration which stated that “the principle of universal justice makes impossible the impunity of the crimes”committed during Francoism and “forces the State to judge those who were responsible”. “This is not about opening wounds but to close them”stated PodemosMEP Miguel Urbán.