Many countries are now experiencing the second surge in cases that medical experts warned would occur if public safety measures and restrictions were lifted too soon. Only roughly 4 percent of the world’s population lives ...
Citizen Truth spoke to activists and citizens there as well as organizers in Europe about why these demonstrations are important and what needs to change. America is experiencing the global coronavirus at a more extreme ...
Countries around the world are starting to ease restrictions in an attempt to return to some degree of normalcy. Countries around the world are starting to ease restrictions in an attempt to return to normalcy, ...
One of the first steps taken by governments worldwide to stop the spread of COVID-19 was the closure of schools, colleges and universities. This obviously has had a major impact on students and teachers due ...
The U.S, Italy, and Indonesia have the highest mortality rates from COVID-19, according to Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Venture. Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Venture (DKV) released the latest ...
“There is a massive shortage of respirators and ventilators, which are the only systems keeping patients with severe cases of COVID-19 alive.” Healthcare professionals are on the front lines of the fight against Coronavirus and ...
Citizen Truth talked to Fulbright grant recipients in Brasil and Spain about their unique situations and the different ways the crisis is affecting their lives and the lives of others in their respective countries. The ...
Citizen Truth’s William Bacha spoke to Italian and Spanish citizens about their personal experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. When I walked into the grocery store this morning the front of the store was filled with ...
Is Spain’s exhumation of Francisco Franco’s body a sign the country is confronting its fascist history or merely a political move intended to win votes and election seats? After more than 40 years of democracy, ...
A contentious battle to remove Francisco Franco’s body from one of Spain’s most esteemed monuments parallels Spain’s struggle to confront growing fascist sympathy and far-right movements within its borders. The long and contentious struggle to ...
The Catalunya independence movement in Spain shows no signs going away despite violent crackdowns and lengthy prison sentences handed out by the Spanish government. On October 14, nine imprisoned members of the Catalunya independence movement ...
Fires on Gran Canaria, the second most popular island of Spain’s Canary Islands, have already forced the evacuation of thousands and remain uncontrolled. A wildfire that ripped through the island of Gran Canaria in Spain’s ...
This is the third part, in a three-part series on the Roma people in Europe. Roma, who are commonly referred to as “gypsies” though the term is often considered derogatory, face widespread and often state-sanctioned ...
This is the second part, in a three-part series on the Roma people in Europe. Roma, who are commonly referred to as “gypsies” though the term is often considered derogatory, face widespread and often state-sanctioned ...
This is the first part, in a three-part series on the Roma people in Europe. Roma, who are commonly referred to as “gypsies” though the term is often considered derogatory, face widespread and often state-sanctioned ...
A bold raid on the North Korean embassy in Madrid last month was carried out by members of an ultra-secretive North Korean dissident group called the CCD. A group called the Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) ...
Who broke into North Korea’s embassy in Spain? The brazen attack and siege of data has prompted multiple theories. On February 22, just five days ahead of the summit between President Donald Trump and North ...
Despite having a culture often more well-known for its machismo than support of women’s rights, Spain celebrated International Women’s Day with a bang and a proclamation of women’s rights. Friday was International Women’s Day and ...
Uber may be one of the most popular transportation services in the world, but its not receiving a warm welcome in Spain. Uber has stirred controversy in several American states and cities, and has had ...
Madrid recently began requiring the homeless to report their income from activities such as begging, performing in the street or selling trinkets and scrap metal for taxing purposes. Social workers and advocates for the homeless ...
Spain’s drive towards bilingual education to increase their global competitiveness may be doing more harm than good. English language proficiency rates in Spain have lagged behind those of other European Union members for decades, and ...
How does one explain Vox’s rise in popularity? As is the case in many instances when far-right groups rise to power, the answer lies amid economic turmoil. In the recent regional parliamentary elections for the ...
Spain’s modern-day liberal government continues to grapple with the country’s fascist past, a move opening deep divisions within the country. Deep divisions and old wounds in Spain have been opened by the Spanish government’s decision ...
For the last five years, there has been an upsurge in the rate of illegal immigration into Europe by Africans. The immigrants have continued to endure the dangerous journey through the Sahara desert and risk ...
A search-and-rescue ship carrying 629 people was stuck for two days off-shore from Italy, where a new right-wing government leader has refused to allow the migrant rescue operation to take port. Matteo Salvini, newly elected ...
Three Spanish firefighters returned to Greek courts this week, where they were acquitted from charges of human trafficking and smuggling across international borders. The three men, founding members of the Spanish Professional Emergency Aid Association ...
Basque separatist group ETA (an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, which roughly translates to Basque Country and Freedom) announced its full dissolution on Thursday, Spanish media outlets reported. The group started dismantling its organization after ...
As the Muslim population in Europe grows, how well are immigrants adapting to their new land and how strong is the anti-Muslim sentiment across Europe? Two new reports came out recently that documented anti-Muslim crimes ...
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