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Dies at 82 Years Old Blanca Serra, a Historic Activist of the Left-Wing Independence Movement

Summary by El Periódico
Prosecutor's office first recognizes a crime of torture in a Francoist police detention

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Independence activist Blanca Serra, who filed the first complaint for torture during the Franco regime that came to court, died in Barcelona at 83...

·Madrid, Spain
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He laid the groundwork for denouncing Francoist crimes.

·Spain
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Less than a month ago, the prosecution recognized this historic independence activist as a victim of Francoism, but closed her case

·Spain
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At the age of 82, Catalan activist Blanca Serra dies

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Detained and tortured in the Transition, Serra militated his entire life in the Catalan independence left and until the end he wanted to tell his story so that the young people would not forget the past.The Prosecutor’s Office concludes its first investigation into torture of Francoism without finding the police responsible “It will cost me to digest, I have been accused all my life and I am now an accuser.” The sentence was pronounced by Blanca…

·Spain
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He filed the first complaint for crimes against humanity on his behalf and that of his sister Eva for the ill-treatment and torture they suffered in police stations in Barcelona and Madrid during the Franco regime.

·Granada, Spain
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El Confidencial broke the news in Spain on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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