
Spain Amnesties Catalan Separatists, Including for Violent Crimes
Government choice to not go through normal parliamentary channels signals desperation to keep coalition together

Government choice to not go through normal parliamentary channels signals desperation to keep coalition together

The text will go to parliament in mid-March.

The controversial bill is not dead, however, and will likely return for another vote.

Socialists tailor amnesty law to allow terrorists to avoid prosecution.

The parliament could send a delegation to Spain to investigate rule-of-law violations by PM Pedro Sánchez.

Deputies wrestle with controversial law endangering democracy.

“The government is censoring Spain: its legality, its history, its faith, and its traditions.”

Thousands and thousands of Spaniards are taking to the streets every night.

Protests against the amnesty law have attracted thousands of participants over the last week.

Spain’s mounting civic uprising now includes Civil Guard spokesmen from two different organizations challenging the Sánchez government.