Monday, 10 May 2021
Remember me
“I was hoping to find a welcoming land, a safe place to stop and rest, far from the reach of the fascists. A nice place that would compensate for the loss of my parents, as I did not know where they...
“We were in Brûlon for nine months; it wasn’t bad at all, in truth. We couldn’t leave the village, but we could move around. I went to these people’s homes every day; I have better relationships...
February 7, 1939“We must pass through L’Agullana and from there to La Jonquera. [...] We arrive at L’Agullana, where we manage to get breakfast by paying with tobacco. [...] We arrive at La Jonquera...
“At the Portbou border, after hours of waiting, the rain having stopped in the middle of the night, we were finally able to cross over with the Catalan Government Commissioner Josep Mascort. But the...
One night, a car came to take us to France because Franco’s troops were invading Barcelona. After two hours, the car left us in Figueres, in the house of a [Republican] army commander. The next day,...
“Granddad, little aunt, brothers all, in your hands I today place the treasure of my life. Remei and Albert [his wife and son] will have no one else but you. I know it’s a lot to ask. I know that wherever...
This month sees the most significant criminal trial in Catalonia’s history. We take a look at some of the main points in the process and provide an overview of the key arguments of the political and social leaders
It is a political trial On trial are members of Carles Puigdemont’s government, the former president of the ANC Jordi Sànchez, the president of Òmnium Cultural Jordi Cuixart, and the former parliament...
Uncertainty about the UK leaving the EU, the rise of the far right, migrations and armed conflicts will mark 2019
Should we return bottles? Is it always better to separate our rubbish? Our special environmental report has all the answers...
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