2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the Francoist uprising and the beginning of the Spanish civil war. An estimated 120,000-150,000 people disappeared during Franco’s repression, their remains scatter…
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Rays’ Franco criminally responsible for sexual abuse of minor but will not be jailed ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Girl’s mother sentenced to 10 years in prison
Shortstop has yet to contact his team
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of …
23 days ago
Spain has banned Francoist symbols. So why is the country still full of kitsch cafes glorifying the dictator? | Abbas Asaria ⊕
These unsettling and unusual places tell a vivid story about the unique way that Spain deals with its past – or fails to
Una Grande Libre reads the sign above the entrance to a bar-restaurant in Madri…
28 days ago
James Franco, 48, returns to Cannes with girlfriend Izabel Pakzad, 30, seven years after being canceled over sexual misconduct claims ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The actor, 48, was joined by his younger girlfriend Izabel Pakzad, 30, on the red carpet for the opening night screening of The Electric Kiss.
29 days ago
Starmer bans seven 'far-right agitators' from entering Britain after being invited to Tommy Robinson rally ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Those banned include Ada Lluch, Spanish anti-Muslim influencer who has defended the country's Franco dictatorship as preferable to democracy.
35 days ago
Is YOUR nearest Franco Manca shutting down? The full list of pizza restaurant closures - as more than 200 jobs at risk ⊖
Franco Manca's owners announced last month a proportion of its 70 restaurants would close, blaming 'disproportionately high' taxes and a lack of business rates relief in the UK.
50 days ago
Picasso’s Guernica is the ultimate emblem of the horrors of war. It has no place in Spain's partisan squabbles | María Ramírez ○
Forty years after the 1937 masterpiece returned to Madrid from its Franco-era exile in New York, it is again embroiled in politics
Every September, Spain celebrates one of the most symbolic moments of…
2 months ago
Spain to formally pardon 53 women incarcerated by Franco regime ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Thousands of girls were locked up by Board for the Protection of Women for ‘rehabilitation’
Spain is to formally pardon a group of 53 women who are among thousands who were incarcerated by the Franco…
3 months ago
Brazil’s Supreme Court imposes steep sentences for Marielle Franco murder ⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
The shooting of Franco, an activist, raised questions about political violence and corruption in Brazil's government.
Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor ⊖⊖
João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star
Two influential Brazilian politician brothers have been co…