Spain

Members of the Parliament of Catalonia voted to reject a suspension of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and five others from government service.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Catalan separatists take to the streets during a pro-independence demonstration on September 11th, 2018, in Barcelona, Spain, marking the National Day of Catalonia.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Children ask for candy from members of the La Paz brotherhood as they head to church to take part in the Palm Sunday procession in Sevilla, Spain, on March 25th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A demonstrator covers his face with a mask depicting ousted separatist leader Carles Puigdemont during a protest outside the Catalan parliament on January 30th, 2018, in Barcelona, Spain.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Alexander Torshin is a Russian politician accused of financial crimes in Spain, and now the FBI is checking into his ties with the Trump campaign.

• By Sebastian Rotella

A costumed reveler takes part in the Correfoc festival in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on January 21st, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

People hold banners in front of Barcelona's city hall on December 4th, 2017, during a demonstration demanding the release of jailed separatist leaders.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Bad timing, political limitations, and a lack of effective legal recourse are keeping the European Union out of the fight over Catalonian separatism.

• By Garret Martin

Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred yesterday's referendum vote on October 2nd, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

People hold flowers during a protest near the Economy headquarters of Catalonia's regional government in Barcelona on September 20th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont arrives at a meeting to launch the self-determination referendum campaign on September 14th, 2017, in Tarragona, Spain.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Tourists sunbathe on the terrace of an hotel with the Sagrada Familia in the background in Barcelona, Spain, on September 5th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

The van that ploughed into a crowd, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 100 others is towed away from the Rambla in Barcelona on August 18th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

San Martín Del Rey Aurelio, Spain: In 2012, miners launched a rocket at Spain's civil guard, which, according to press reports, was attempting to halt protests against the government's decision to reduce coal subsidies.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day, or "Chupinazo," of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6th, 2017, in Pamplona, Spain.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A new study reveals that the loss of larger animals in tropical forests diminishes the overall ecosystem biodiversity of the region.

• By John C. Cannon

The attacks in the two countries appear to be the same type of malware.

• By Nick Hagar

After living the unfamiliar for so long, the idea of home becomes powerfully linked with an oversimplified image of American life.

• By Alissa Greenberg

A million and a half people formed a human chain across Catalunya today to call for the region's break from a crippled country.

• By Marc Herman

Spain's Mariano Rajoy picks a suspiciously perfect moment to revive a 300-year-old fight with England.

• By Marc Herman

Spain is in shock after nearly 80 die in a train crash. In the U.S., we call that Thursday.

• By Marc Herman

Two years on, some blue paint continues to save a classic village. Except for the "classic" part.

• By Marc Herman

Nearly a century ago, during the Great Migration, less-educated individuals were the ones who left home in search of better lives. The opposite is true today, with the educated more mobile than ever before, leaving some places in a spiral of decline.

• By Jim Russell