Spain avoids offering safe port to the Aquarius
Refugee rescue ship with 141 on board rejected by Malta and Italy
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Spanish right hardens anti-immigration discourse
Barcelona mayor warns of “racist" comments by People’s Party’s new leader and compares him with Italy’s Matteo Salvini
Refugees rescued by Catalan NGO reach Barcelona
Red Cross coordinates humanitarian and social intervention of 60 migrants saved by Open Arms organization
Catalan president and Barcelona mayor reaffirm offer to take in refugees
Torra says Catalonia can shelter “at least 1,800” stranded migrants, with Spain warning about becoming “Europe’s rescue organization”
Refugee management should be done locally, says UN expert
Cities and regions “better positioned” to handle immigration
Give more role to local authorities to manage refugee crisis, says UN Migration Agency
Cities and regions “better positioned” to handle immigration
Refugee crisis likely to worsen due to conflicts, says human rights group
"We need migtration policies aligned to human rights," says Iridia member in interview with Catalan News
Barcelona offers to take in 100 refugees from Aquarius ship
The 629 migrants on board the Aquarius are currently en route to Valencia, with support from Italian boats
Rescue ship rejected by Italy to dock in Valencia
Spanish president Pedro Sánchez offers to take in stranded ship to avoid humanitarian crisis as Barcelona also makes its port available
Stop Mare Mortum denounces refugee deaths in Mediterranean
In a performance, the organization reminded onlookers of the tragedy which saw close to 900 refugees drown off the shores of Lampedusa
Politicians responsible for refugee quota failure, says NGO
Casa Nostra Casa Vostra’s Virginia Sánchez says activists who help asylum seekers are criminalized
One year since massive demonstration urging Spain to accept more refugees
The ‘Casa Nostra, Casa Vostra’ platform held a talk on February 18 evaluating and reflecting on the past year, which the Spanish government did not attend
Three in four small and medium companies unaffected by political crisis
2017 was “good year” according to industry association
The year in 10 images
From the mass demonstration in favor of hosting refugees to the independence declaration, it has been one of the most intense years ever in Catalonia
Refugee relocation scheme in EU has failed says Catalan organization
Only 30% of 120,000 asylum seekers have been relocated since 2015, in what Catalan Refugee Aid Commission is calling a "resounding fraud"