Sources: BBC
One person is killed and another is injured in an explosion at the Port of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. 2025-01-21
A general strike takes place in Georgia with hundreds of Georgian firms urging the government to release all political prisoners and hold new elections amid nationwide protests. Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia is hospitalized after being assaulted, allegedly by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party. 2025-01-15
Three people are killed when a mine tunnel collapses in Catalonia, Spain. 2023-03-9
Spain donates 7.5 million vaccines to Latin American countries, with the first countries to receive these vaccines being Peru, Paraguay and Guatemala. 2021-08-5
Spain's Ministry of Health says the country’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 767, with 169 more deaths and 3,431 new confirmed cases, for a total of 17,147 cases. 2020-03-19
SpaceX successfully launches Spanish communications satellite Hispasat 30W-6 into orbit on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 2018-03-6
Pro-independent trade unions, businesses, and schools in Catalonia hold a general strike to protest Spanish police brutality during the October 1 independence referendum. 2017-10-3
The Spanish "Indignants" protest movement celebrates its first anniversary, with at least 100,000 people gathering in Spanish cities to protest against the politicians and bankers widely blamed for the country's economic downturn. Similar protests take place in other world cities, including London, Lisbon, Frankfurt and Tel Aviv, as part of a global day of action. 2012-05-12
A court in Argentina reopens an investigation into crimes against humanity under Francisco Franco in Spain. 2010-09-4
Current death tolls: France (50), Germany (5), Spain (3), Portugal (1), Belgium (1) 2010-03-1