Graham Keeley

Spain, Morocco Hope Joint Bid for World Cup Will Patch Up Differences

Close neighbors who at times fall out over issues like immigration and autonomy, Madrid and Rabat now want to join forces to host the World Cup, in a move analysts say signals closer relations between the two countries.

Expelled Nicaraguan La Prensa CEO: Fight Continues for Free Media 

Juan Lorenzo Holmann recounts how he lost so much weight in prison his daughter did not recognize him 

Nicaraguan ‘Dictatorship Tried to Silence the Media,’ Says Journalist

‘Repression crosses borders,’ says exiled Nicaraguan journalist Lucia Pineda Ubau as President Daniel Ortega revokes the citizenship of critics

Spain Requests US Cleanup of Cold War Nuclear Crash Site

Hostile Attacks, Surveillance a Threat to El Salvador's Media

As Nayib Bukele seeks second presidential run, analysts say attacks on Salvadoran media threaten democracy

Spain's Matador Suit Makers Face Uncertain Future   

As the 1,300-year-old blood sport declines, so does the art now only practiced by a few remaining expert tailors who make the suits of lights worn by matadors 

In Mexico, 2 Kidnapped Journalists Freed, 1 Still Missing

Mexican authorities announce rescue of two kidnapped journalists days after victims appeared in video, but one is still missing

Spanish Journalist Hit by Pegasus Spyware in Legal Battle with Morocco

Ignacio Cembrero is fighting lawsuit from Rabat after he reported being targeted by sophisticated spyware

Spanish Court Investigates Equatorial Guinea Leader's Son for Kidnapping

Allegations of kidnapping and torture against the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang will damage efforts to improve the human rights record of Africa’s longest serving president, analysts say

Spain's Constitutional Crisis Raises Concerns Over Polarization

In unprecedented move, country’s Constitutional Court blocked a law which would have reformed the way judges are selected 

Spain Under Pressure Over Migrant Deaths on Moroccan Border

At least 23 people died when thousands forced their way through border fence at Spain’s enclave in Melilla, and aid groups are demanding answers

Spain’s New Rape Law Under Fire

New law, enacted in October, makes wolf-whistling at women an offense and orders sex offenders to take re-education courses

Spain Welcomes Back Descendants of Civil War Exiles

New law may help Spain's demographic crisis as thousands of relatives of civil war refugees hope to return to ancestral motherland

Election Disinformation in Brazil Concerns Analysts, Media

Journalist Held on Spy Charge in Poland Takes Case to European Court 

In letters from prison, Spanish journalist describes tough conditions in Polish jail, including a lack of food and solitary confinement  

Cuban Journalist Prioritizes Truth Over Revolutionary Roots  

Despite family connections to the Castros, Abraham Jiménez Enoa decided to be an independent journalist. Now he is in exile.   

In Spain, Culture Battle Rages over Store Signs

Campaigners are determined to safeguard a form of heritage which they say is increasingly under threat: shop signs which advertise small businesses often run by families

Cuban Journalist Followed and Beaten

Attack that left Cuban journalist with broken collar bone is one of many directed at him and his family

Spanish Newspaper Criticizes China for Pressuring Reporters

Police in Beijing visited the home of one of ABC daily’s correspondents who called it ‘veiled intimidation’

¡Basta! Sports Journalists in Spain Demand End to Abuse

As Spain introduces new law to address online abuse, female sports journalists detail the harassment they receive on and offline