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Journalists Targeted In Basque Conflict in Spain
Unique in the European Union: Journalists opposed to E.T.A. are being targeted and killed by this Basque separatist armed group. But the conflict also produced "collateral damages" in the other side of the informative front. In 2003, the newspaper in Basque language Egunkaria was closed under the accusation of being part of the E.T.A. social structure, and some of its chairmans were alleguedly tortured by the police forces.
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Spain’s High Rents Bring Young and Old Under One Roof
Spain’s expensive housing has forced young people to seek new options such as living with senior citizens. Free rent in exchange for companionship.
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Spain’s Housing Crunch Forces Seniors to Find Flatmates
The exorbitant price of housing in Spain has forced some elderly people to act like students and find roommates.
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Spain Split Over New Teen Abortion Law
A law allowing 16-year-olds to get abortions without parental consent has divided Spain.
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Spain Defends Plan to Pay Migrants to Leave
Unemployment rates in Spain are breaking records. At the beginning of 2009, it already affected 3.5 million people, that is, 14 percent of the population
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Nuclear Power Debate in Spain
In Spain, a political debate has raged on the pros and cons of using nuclear power to meet the energy demands of the country.
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Spain Fights Skyrocketing Unemployment
For the last 10 years, looking at the landscape of any Spanish city has meant looking at a panorama of cranes. Now, most of those cranes are not working, just like 3.5 million Spaniards.
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One Woman’s Attempt to Tackle Domestic Violence
According to official statistics for domestic violence, Spain has a database of 100,000 female victims of violence or other serious abuse inflicted on them by their partner. In 2008 alone, 120 women were murdered, an increase of 2.5 percent from 2007. Carmen Sanchez is just one of hundreds of women who have suffered violence in silence.
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Young Football Hopefuls Flock to Barcelona Despite Economic Crisis
Immigrant youth players who are trying more than ever access to professional football in Barcelona, despite the economic crisis.
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Basque Extremists Lose Faith in Violence
For the first time, the illegal organisation Batasuna (the political wing of ETA, the Basque separatist armed group) has suggested that ETA should abandon arms to participate normally in political life.
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Europe and Africa Blend in Malaga
Beyond the horizon is Africa. We are in Malaga, a city in the south of Spain that, during the last few years, has seen an avalanche of immigrants from Africa.
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As Spanish Dream Fades, Migrants Plan to Go Home
A look at how the economic crisis has led to immigrants in Spain considering a return to their home countries.
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Newcomers Find Meaning in Abandonded Village
The village of Aulàs in the Spanish Pyrenees fell into ruins after being abandoned in the 1960's, until a group of young people repopulated the rural village. The newcomers are learning that different surroundings also means different values and priorities than city life.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
This cartoon about Thanksgiving shows the dangers of overeating and obesity. Eating too much and unhealthy foods is akin to suicide.
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Coca Producers Defend Industry, Culture
Barcelona 2009 - Around 50 small producers of coca leaves, opium poppies and cannabis, from all over the world are meeting for the first time. Their aim is to seek an end to being criminalized as if they were drug traffickers.
