Graham Keeley

Graham Keeley is a freelance journalist covering Spain and its politics.

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Graham Keeley is a freelance journalist who has covered Spain for the past 16 years for a series of newspapers including The Times, The Independent and Sunday Times. In that time, he has reported on how Spaniards survived the deep economic crisis, the Catalan independence drive and the rise of the far-right party Vox.

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As people suffering post-traumatic stress watch history repeat itself, experts call for investment in safety.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN - JULY 29: Santiago de Compostela people standing in Obradoiro Square, in front of Santiago de Compostela Cathedra, acknoweldge relatives of the victims with a sign that reads in gallego language: "Everyone afected. All the city is with you" after the memorial Mass for the vitims of the Spanish train crash on July 29, 2013 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The high speed train crashed after it derailed on a bend as it approached the north-western Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela at 8:40pm on July 24th, the eve of the Santiago de Compostela Festivities. At least 79 people have died and a further 130 are reported injured. The train driver, Garzon Amo, has been formally accused of reckless homicide and has been released with charges after attending to court. Ê(Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Second tragedy on line in about nine months raises questions about levels of investment in railway maintenance.

People embrace outside the municipal center where they have been taken, following the collision of two high-speed trains between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, in Urda, Spain, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The rise of Catalan Alliance is causing alarm among Muslims ahead of Spain’s snap election in November.

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the far-right party Alianca Catalana shout slogans at the Catalan separatists protesting their presence at Barcelona's Fossar de les Moreres, a key site of Catalan nationalism and symbolic memorial in remembrance for those who died in 1714, in the El Born neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain, September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

Snap vote could bring PP, Vox to power as polls show falling support for Sanchez, one of Europe’s last leftist leaders.

Leader of the opposition and the People's Party, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Santiago Abascal, president of the Vox party

Spain’s parliament backs citizenship for Sahrawis amid tense relations with Morocco after the Ceuta crossing.

Members of Sahrawi organizations and solidarity groups react after a vote to grant Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis born under the former Spanish administration at Spain’s Parliament in Madrid, Spain, September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera

US threats to punish Iran’s trade partners could disrupt Spain’s saffron supply, pressuring paella chefs and exporters.

A couple eats a traditional paella in a restaurant at the Malvarrosa beach in Valencia, July 20, 2012. Spain's heavily indebted eastern region of Valencia said on Friday it would apply to Madrid for financial help, spooking markets and complicating central government efforts to stave off a full-blown bailout. REUTERS/Heino Kalis (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD BUSINESS POLITICS)

Imprisoned in Spain, James ‘Fergie’ Chambers has supported charities but is accused of aiding Hamas.

James Fergie Chambers

After more than a dozen people died in recent forest fires, residents and experts try to prevent further tragedies.

Spain wildfires

Fans in Spanish city on Mediterranean cheer on both sides as Spain defeat Argentina 1-0 in extra time.

Spain fans celebrate Castelldefels, Catalonia, Spain

Euro 2024 champions will feel the pressure of a football-mad nation as they aim to clinch World Cup-Euro double.

Spain's Alvaro Morata holds the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates

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