Ariane Gransac is dead: a life that was intense, rebellious and anarchist

From Kate Sharpley Library

Ariane Gransac passed away in Perpignan on Sunday 5 April 2026, at the age of 84: her funeral is to take place at Perpignan crematorium on 15 April.  Rather than succumb to sadness at her leaving, I would prefer to remember her joie de vivre back when I first met her some sixty years ago around 1966, following her brave participation in the unforgettable abduction in Rome of Franco’s ambassador to the Vatican. 

Spain overturns death sentence against anarchist Puig Antich

From Catalan News

Spain overturns Francoist death sentence against anarchist Puig Antich after 50 years

The 25-year-old was the last prisoner executed by garrote – a device that strangles the victim - in 1974

The Spanish government has overturned the Francoist sentence that condemned the anarchist Salvador Puig Antich to death 50 years ago.

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