The Spanish Ministry of the Interior, under Fernando Grande-Marlaska, produced an extensive report cataloging hundreds of journalists according to their supposed political tendencies. The document was compared by the source to the Stasi archives, the secret police of communist East Germany.
The report was concluded in 2024, coinciding with the approval of the Amnesty Law. The Ministry's Communication Office was responsible for its preparation, according to the article's description.
The documentation was described as part of a propaganda effort associated with Pedro Sánchez's government. The publication also establishes a comparison between current government communication and the propaganda of authoritarian regimes.
The article considers the case an attempt to control and monitor the press, classifying it as concerning for freedom of information.
