Teachers' unions call five-day strike for second half of March
Protest to be held on March 15, 16, 17, 29 and 30 to reject starting the academic year earlier
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Trucks of supplies and aid for Ukraine leave from Catalonia
Initiative based on La Rambla calls for defence material, medicines, long-lasting food, and warm clothes
Protests for Ukraine continue as 'Stop the War' calls demonstration for Wednesday
Hundreds in central Barcelona voice opposition to Russian invasion for sixth evening in a row
UK's most wanted woman arrested while walking dog in Catalonia
Sarah Panitzke was convicted in 2013 for role in €1.2bn tax fraud
Center to collect humanitarian aid for Ukraine launched in Barcelona
Medicines, long-lasting food and warm clothes are the priority of initiative headquartered on Catalan capital's La Rambla
Fifth day of protests in Catalonia against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Around 200 gather in Barcelona's Plaça Catalunya lighting candles and chanting: "No war"
Ukrainian whose 'heart was suffering' goes on hunger strike against Russian invasion
Mykola and his friend Ostap are camping out in the center of Barcelona
Guissona: the Catalan town with a Ukrainian spirit
Relatives welcome woman and her three children after two-day journey fleeing war
Hundreds gather for fourth day of demonstrations against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Some 600 Ukrainian protesters camped out in Barcelona’s Plaça Catalunya square overnight emulating 2014 Maidan revolution
Cannabis clubs in Catalonia, permitted places for an illegal drug
There are 500 marijuana-related associations in a legal loophole where residents gather to smoke weed
Third day of demonstrations in support of Ukraine in Catalonia
Hundreds of people gathered in Plaça Catalunya in the center of Barcelona to denounce Russian invasion
Catalonia, ‘the epicenter of Europe’s illegal marijuana market’
Left-wing parties favor regulating at least for medical purposes
At least 90 Ukrainians seek accommodation in Catalan government hostels
Most were tourists who feared returning to home country after Russian attack
Ukrainians continue protests in Catalonia against Russian invasion
After numerous demonstrations on Thursday, hundreds gather again in Barcelona on Friday to denounce Putin’s military actions
‘There was no chance of moving': tales of a days-long journey to leave Ukraine
Jordi Escura, fitness coach of the Ukrainian women’s football team, tells Catalan News of his 400km trip fleeing the country's capital under Russian invasion
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