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Burkini

Catalan parliament rejects far-right motion on ban on Islamic veil Pro-independence Junts defends the ban in some cases but voted against text saying 'nothing is built from hatred'

May 22, 2025   

(Catalan News) The Catalan parliament has rejected a motion by far-right pro-independence party Aliança Catalana for a ban on the different forms of Islamic veil in public spaces. The text only received the support of the conservative People’s Party and far-right Vox, […]

Law Enforcement

Police in Catalonia arrest a man they suspect of wanting to carry out a terrorist attack He is being held in an internment centre, awaiting deportation on grounds of national security, and the authorities say there has been no risk to the public at any time

September 5, 2022   

(Sur in English) Police in Catalonia have arrested a man who is suspected of wanting to carry out a terrorist attack in Empuriabrava (Girona). In a statement issued on Monday morning, the police insisted that “at no time has there been a […]