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Spain allows civil war refugee descendants to apply for citizenship under new law

Spain allows civil war refugee descendants to apply for citizenship under new law The Spanish government on Saturday began to accept [MOJ materials, PDF, in Spanish] applications for citizenship from descendants of those who fled the country during its civil war [BBC backgrounder] of the 1930s. The law [text] which provides for return of an… Seguir Leyendo Spain allows civil war refugee descendants to apply for citizenship under new law

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Spain judge launches probe to create Civil War victim list

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Monday began an investigation to assemble a definitive registry of the tens of thousands of victims of the Spanish Civil War [LOC backgrounder] and the regime of Gen. Francisco Franco. Garzon ordered government agencies, the Episcopal Conference [church website], the University of Granada [academic website]… Seguir Leyendo Spain judge launches probe to create Civil War victim list

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Spain judge launches probe to create Civil War victim list

– Spain judge launches probe to create Civil War victim list Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Monday began an investigation to assemble a definitive registry of the tens of thousands of victims of the Spanish Civil War [LOC backgrounder] and the regime of Gen. Francisco Franco. Garzon ordered government agencies,… Seguir Leyendo Spain judge launches probe to create Civil War victim list