Tag: Catalonia

EU Lawmakers Lift the Immunity of 3 Catalan Separatists

BRUSSELS—The European Parliament on Tuesday lifted the immunity of the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his associates, a move that could pave the way for their extradition and reopen the scars of separatism in Spain. The Spanish government immediately welcome the decision by the European Union’s legislature as a…


Violence Flares as Protests Over Jailing of Spanish Rapper Extend Into Fifth Night

BARCELONA—Protesters threw bottles at police, set fire to containers, and smashed up shops in Barcelona on Saturday in a fifth night of clashes after a rapper was jailed for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. The nine-month sentence of Pablo Hasel, known for his virulently anti-establishment raps, has sparked a debate over freedom…