Parliament speaker calls for 'unity' and 'calm' after Puigdemont's detention
Roger Torrent says "Spain is attacking the heart of democracy"
March 25, 2018 10:30 PM
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A vice-president of German parliament rules out extraditing Puigdemont for rebellion
"The crime of rebellion does not exist in Germany," says Wolfgang Kubicki to German media
March 25, 2018 10:08 PM
Scottish first minister “strongly opposes” imprisonment of Catalan leaders
Sturgeon highlights the importance of "due process" and "independence" of the legal system regarding European arrest warrant against deposed Catalan minister
March 25, 2018 09:23 PM
Puigdemont detained in Germany
The Catalan leader has been sent to a prison north of Hamburg while waiting for a decision on his extradition, according to local media
March 25, 2018 05:30 PM
Puigdemont already left Finland, reveals MP
Mikko Kärnä, who invited Carles Puigdemont to the Nordic country, released a statement explaining the Catalan leader left on Friday night
March 24, 2018 05:58 PM
Torrent urges ‘creating a unitary front in defense of democracy and fundamental rights’
The Parliament speaker says the decision to jail five more Catalan leaders is an "attack to the heart of democracy"
March 24, 2018 02:59 PM
Emotional and controversial debate in Parliament after imprisonments
Pro-independence parties warn they will not give up as PP members leave the room and Socialists urge to form "very large majorities" to solve crisis
March 24, 2018 01:18 PM
Spain warns it’s ‘impossible’ to swear in jailed MP Jordi Turull
Parliament session on Saturday to go ahead amid controversy
March 24, 2018 11:26 AM
Finnish police confirms Spanish request to extradite Puigdemont
Authorities in Finland have sent the arrest warrant to the prosecutor and are now analyzing the case
March 24, 2018 10:53 AM
‘Catalans will not be humiliated,’ says Puigdemont
After imprisonment of current presidential candidate Jordi Turull and other pro-independence officials, deposed leader calls for “firmness and conviction”
March 23, 2018 11:07 PM
UN urges Spain to ensure “political rights” of jailed Catalan MP
Human Rights Committee registers complaint by lawyers of imprisoned independence leader Jordi Sànchez
March 23, 2018 05:17 PM
'Coup to democracy:' Catalan politics react to indictment of officials
All four parties whose members were sent to trial released a unitary statement rejecting judge’s decision
March 23, 2018 03:08 PM
Spain wants to 'bring an end to independence as political option,' says Puigdemont
The Catalan leader accuses Spain of "forcing people into exile or prison" after finding out that the Spanish judiciary try him for rebellion and misuse of public funds
March 23, 2018 01:51 PM
Prosecutor requests pre-trial jail for five pro-independence leaders
Attorney general asks Supreme Court to reactivate or issue international detention orders against independence leaders
March 23, 2018 01:33 PM
Pro-independence Esquerra party leader goes into exile
Marta Rovira announces “tough” decision in a letter shortly before she was to appear in court
March 23, 2018 10:34 AM
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