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Spain: Parents Sue School Over Teaching Kids How to Make Sex and Take Drugs
Spanish parents are suing their local government over explicit pornography being shown to children by the government’s youth department, which included oral sex lessons and instructions on how to take recreational drugs.
The inappropriate lessons occurred in Vilassar de Mar, a Catalonian municipality, and was targeted at children as young as 12. The kids were encouraged to imitate sexual positions,...
Spanish Police Arrest African Migrants Disrupting Easter Holy Week Procession
Spanish police arrested multiple African ‘youths’ who disrupted a procession for Holy Week, according to reports.
The disturbing incident unfolded on Sunday evening in El Vendrell, a town in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia.
A group of ‘young people’ gathered along the route of the march which typically occurs on Palm Sunday but has been restricted for the past two years...
Spain jails Catalonia independence leaders for 13 years
So how well did the decision to lock up nine senior figures from Catalonia’s independence movement go down? Well the protest fires burning on the streets of Barcelona tell you everything you need to know.
The anger was stoked in large part because the jail sentences were between nine and 13 years, which was seen as extremely harsh given the crimes.
The ensuing violence has been so bad, they’ve...
For the first time in history, Spain is no longer a majority Catholic country
For the first time in its history, Spain now has more atheists, agnostics, and non-believers than it does practicing Catholics, according to a new report by the Research Center of Spanish Sociology (CIS).
While a third of Spaniards reported being Catholic, only 22.7 percent of them said that they attend mass and go to confession regularly. In Catalonia, just 10.9 percent of believers reported regularly...
Catalonia: Finally, The People Rise Up Against Asylum Seekers!
The Catalans have risen. No, not the “independentistas.” They are standing fast with the asylum invaders. But everyone else is against them.
After a series of robberies and sexual assaults committed by “underage” asylum seekers (so-called MENAs), an angry mob gathered around the “refugee” center for unaccompanied “minors” in El Masnou, near Barcelona, where about 50 of them are housed....
Spain: Muslim population in Catalonia grew by 20% in 4 years
Catalonia has the fastest growing Muslim population in Spain – and more Islamic centres than any other region in the country.
Here, the left has total hegemony and the patriotic forces are being literally persecuted by the leftists, Defend Europa reports.
From 2011 to 2015, the number of Muslims in Catalonia has grown by 19.5%. That translates to 83,000 more people than 4 years ago.
Not only that,...
Mass protests in Spain, People are demanding independence for Catalonia
Pro-independence activists in Catalonia are venting their anger at Madrid’s trial of the region’s provincial leaders. Baton-wielding police scuffled with some of the demonstrators as people also tried to block roads.
The group behind the protest is called the Committees for the Defence of the Republic (CDRs) and has been involved in demonstrations against Spain’s central government for months....
Knife-Wielding Man Shouting 'Allahu Akbar' Attacks Spanish Police Station, Gets Killed
According to Spanish law enforcement, they shot a knife-wielding man as he attempted to attack a police station in Catalonia.
The man had entered the police station in Cornella “with the aim of attacking the agents,” Catalonian police said on Twitter.
It is still unclear if the man was killed.
According to the newspaper La Vanguardia, the suspect may be a native of Algeria.
On August 17...
Spain's constitutional court cancels Catalonia declaration of independence
Spain’s Constitutional Court has overturned Catalonia’s declaration of independence, announced by the region’s government on Friday, the court spokeswoman said.
The news came as deposed Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was giving a speech in Brussels, his first since Madrid filed charges against him and he fled to Belgium. Earlier the Spanish attorney general filed a lawsuit against the...
Spanish PM: Catalonia Will be Administered by Madrid from Now On!
The Spanish government will administer Catalonia directly from Madrid subject to approval by the Senate, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said at a press conference. He added that Madrid wants to curb the powers of the Catalan parliament.
Rajoy declared on Saturday that the government wants to dissolve the Catalan parliament and call a snap election to restore order in the region.
He said Madrid is not...
Spain Vows Brutal Crackdown on Catalonia if they Continue with their Independence Nonsense
The Catalonia independence issue has sparked intense debate, and some argue that standing with Spain is essential, seeing the situation as a potential tool for wealthy elites to manipulate the region for their gain. The perspective is rooted in concerns about the creation of a new gateway for non-European immigration into Europe, with Catalonia possibly becoming the third entry point after Greece...
Brazil’s White-Majority South Gains Momentum in Independence Bid
Inspired by the separatist vote in Catalonia, secessionists in three wealthy southern Brazilian states are redoubling their efforts to break away from the crisis-battered nation.
Residents of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana states are being called to vote in an informal plebiscite on Oct. 7 on whether they want independence. Organizers are also urging residents of the three states to...
Madrid struggles to close Catalonia polling stations on eve of referendum
Catalonia is gearing up for an independence referendum on Sunday despite attempts to hinder the process by the government in Madrid, which considers it illegal. Police trying to seal polling stations have faced resistance from occupiers keen to vote.
Catalans have staged numerous protests and occupied polling stations to secure their right to vote. Over six thousand ballot boxes will be used, and...
Spain's Civil Guard Seizes 2.5Mln Ballots for Catalan Independence Referendum
On the threshold of the independence referendum in Catalonia, as tensions around the upcoming event are mounting Spanish authorities continue to take measures to prevent the vote.
Spain’s Civil Guard on Thursday seized 100 ballot boxes and 2.5 million ballots prepared for the Catalan independence referendum, which the Spanish government does not recognize.
The boxes and the ballots were found...
Spain, Finland and Russia all under Jihad terror attacks: Cursed Saturday
Breaking News! Saturday has just started in Europe, yet 3 countries have already been hit by Islamic jihadist attacks. And on top of this, 2 people died and 120 injured in Austria at firefighter festival after being hit by powerful storm. This day is cursed for Europe!
Spain car ramming
4 vehicle ramming Muslims plowed a van through a crowd in the Catalan capital Barcelona Thursday, killing 13 people...