Spain’s parliament has greenlighted a bill granting amnesty to hundreds of Catalan secessionists involved in a botched breakaway bid seven years ago. The controversial bill, passed 177-172 on Thursday, will see courts annul the legal records of hundreds of officials…
Spanish swimming pools in Catalonia told not to ban topless bathing
Activists in Catalonia are celebrating after the government of the Spanish region informed its town and city halls that they must allow women to go topless in public swimming pools. Going topless is enshrined under a 2020 Catalan equality law.…
Dani Alves arrested by Barcelona police over sexual assault allegation
Brazil international Dani Alves was arrested by police in Barcelona on Friday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub last month. A spokesperson on behalf of Alves has already clarified that he “vehemently denies” the allegation. Alves…