Tibet
Drug suspects walk free as new laws kick in
Eight Egyptian drug smugglers who were caught on a boat in international waters with 10 tonnes of hashish have been freed after Spain introduced controversial new legal rules which stop the country's judges from trying crimes committed overseas.
'Judge must drop murder case against US troops'
A judge in Spain drew criticism on Wednesday for defying the government by pushing on with an investigation into the 2003 killing of a Spanish journalist by US fire in Iraq.
Murder case against US soldiers not over: Judge
Spain's controversial decision to shelve several high profile international human rights cases received its first test on Monday after a judge refused to close the file on the death of a Spanish cameraman during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Spain clamps down on judges' global crusades
Lawmakers in Spain voted on Thursday in favour of a bill that will reduce the capacity of the country's courts to pursue cases of human rights abuses committed abroad.
Spain votes to shelve Tibet genocide case
The Spanish Government on Thursday defied opposition pressure and voted to shelve high profile international investigations into crimes including alleged Chinese genocide in Tibet and possible torture in the US prison facility of Guantanamo Bay.
'Spain has swapped human rights for money'
A Tibetan monk who pushed a human rights case against former Chinese leaders through Spanish courts accused China on Tuesday of pressuring Madrid to change the law that made the complaint possible.
China angry over Spain's Tibet genocide claims
Beijing expressed anger on Tuesday after a Spanish judge sought arrest warrants for former Chinese president Jiang Zemin and four other senior officials as part of a probe into alleged genocide in Tibet.
Spain orders arrest of China's former president
A Spanish judge on Monday sought international arrest warrants for former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and four other top Chinese officials as part of a probe into alleged genocide in Tibet.
Spain may close files on Guantanamo torture
Planned changes to Spain's judicial system could see the country's judges closing the files on cases including alleged Chinese genocide in Tibet and possible torture in the US prison facility of Guantanamo Bay.
China grills Spain over Tibet genocide probe
China is demanding a "clarification" from Madrid after a Spanish court issued an international arrest warrant for former Chinese president Jiang Zemin over alleged genocide in Tibet, Beijing said on Wednesday.