One year on, pro-independence activists remain in pre-trial jail
October 16, 2018 12:29 PM
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MEPs in Brussels call for release of jailed Catalan leaders
October 16, 2018 12:20 PM
Referendum websites blocked by Spain: Brussels won’t intervene but says restrictions must be proportionate
October 16, 2018 11:42 AM
Jailed leaders condemn 'violated rights' on anniversary of imprisonment
October 16, 2018 11:24 AM
Spain won't overturn decree facilitating companies fleeing Catalonia after all
October 15, 2018 02:59 PM
Amnesty calls for 'immediate release' of jailed leaders after year of detention
NGO says pre-trial imprisonment of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart is "disproportionate" and restricts their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly
October 15, 2018 12:28 PM
Catalan political class pays tribute to president executed by Franco regime
Representatives lay flowers at the grave of Lluís Companys on Montjuïc, where the Catalan leader was executed by firing squad 78 years ago
October 15, 2018 11:28 AM
Conquest of America was 'humanity's most important event', says PP leader
Pablo Casado wants to impose direct rule in Catalonia again to control "schools, police, public media and prisons"
October 14, 2018 04:49 PM
Spain's prosecutor to keep rebellion charges against Catalan leaders - reports
Sources in the judiciary suggest prosecutor will ask for the minimum sentence of 15 years, while other reports put prison time at between 25 and 30 years
October 13, 2018 06:50 PM
Thousands climb mounts in Catalonia to demand 'freedom' for prisoners and exiles
President Quim Torra or speaker Roger Torrent ascend mountains with citizens
October 13, 2018 03:02 PM
'People are much more unashamed to bring back the Franco flag'
The European Network against Racism warns of resurgence of far-right in Spain as VOX could manage to end the "fragmentation" of the movement
October 13, 2018 10:55 AM
Spain threatens ‘legal measures’ after Catalan parliament rejects monarchy
October 11, 2018 09:43 PM
‘We’ll do whatever we can to have Forcadell released,’ says Faroese parliament speaker
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont addressed Spanish vice president’s comments on Scottish referendum while on a visit to the northern islands
October 11, 2018 09:27 PM
Six high-ranking Catalan police officials investigated for rebellion over referendum
October 11, 2018 05:37 PM
ANC group calls for declaring independence and freeing jailed leaders
October 11, 2018 03:43 PM
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