UN calls for release of three jailed pro-independence leaders
Report by Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls on Spain to compensate officials and considers detentions violation of fundamental rights
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Jailed pro-independence leader suspended as senator
Pre-trial imprisonment of Raül Romeva provides legal ground for suspension a month after being elected
Footage of Spanish police violence shown in Catalan Trial at defense's request
Images of leaders calling for non-violent behavior and of Spanish police charging against voters displayed on Day 49
President announces talks to seek unity among self-determination supporters
Torra to speak to parties and civic organizations ahead of Catalan trial verdict
Judge lifts year-long confinement of pro-independence activist
Tamara Carrasco has an open cause for her alleged role in protests, with initial charges of rebellion and terrorism dropped
Jailed leader asks for post-electoral meeting with King Felipe
Jordi Sànchez, suspended Spanish MP, wants permission to take part in round of talks led by monarch
Prosecutor to uphold rebellion charges in independence trial, say media reports
As Supreme Court considers documentary evidence, state attorney is thought to believe use of violence has been established
Strasbourg rejects suit challenging Spain's suspension of Catalan parliament session in October 2017
European Court of Human Rights dismisses accusations that the ban violated human rights and declares the case "inadmissible"
Catalan leaders braced for legal battle to take EU Parliament seats
Newly-elected MEPs from exile or prison are expected to face a series of challenges
Ernest Maragall foresees leading a minority government in Barcelona
ERC’s candidate wins Barcelona’s local elections by a handful of votes, earning the same number of councilors as Ada Colau’s Barcelona en Comú
11 Catalan politicians elected MEPs: who are they?
New representatives include three ousted pro-independence cabinet members, a former European parliament president and former Spanish minister
Guide to understanding EU and local elections in Catalonia
Jailed and exiled leaders win seats, pro-independence camp obtains nearly 50% of vote, Socialists remain strong and far-right flounders
Controversial banner back on Catalan government building
With the elections over, president orders sign supporting jailed and exiled independence leaders be returned to front of executive's HQ
Brussels win shows 'strength' of independence cause, says Puigdemont
Former president in exile says his seat in European Parliament is part of "winning strategy"
Maragall edges ahead of Colau in race for Barcelona mayor
In a photo finish, the pro-independence Esquerra candidate nudges past the left-wing BComú's incumbent in the Catalan capital
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