"Controversial Catalan amnesty bill sparks nationwide protests in Spain"

Spain's Socialist Party, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has filed a controversial amnesty bill that would grant amnesty to individuals prosecuted for their involvement in the Catalan separatist movement over the past decade. The bill, which is expected to pass in the lower house of parliament, aims to resolve the political conflict in Catalonia and heal wounds. However, it is likely to face opposition in the upper house controlled by the center-right Popular Party. The amnesty would cancel penalties imposed on over 300 people linked to the independence movement, including those involved in the failed 2017 Catalan independence referendum.