Catalan town councils to sue over referendum violence
Three local authorities to launch lawsuit against October 1 police operation backed by 130 individual complaints of assault and injury
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Amnesty calls for immediate release of arrested pro-independence leaders
Detention and charges of sedition “constitute excessive restrictions of their rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly,” says Amnesty
Slovenian socialists “strongly believe” Slovenia will recognize Catalonia’s independence
Socialist’s secretary general Dejan Levanic says that “every true social democrat stands with Catalonia”
Catalan Parliament to vote declaration of independence if Madrid suspends self-rule
Spanish govt ignores calls for dialogue and responds that Article 155 of Spanish Constitution will be invoked
Self-government at stake as time runs out
Uncertainty reigns over Catalonia’s political future in latest clash with Madrid
'The possibility of being jailed exists,' says Catalan Minister of Foreign Affairs
Romeva says snap election isn’t “on the table” while Spanish government demands it in order not to suspend Catalonia’s self-government
Spanish govt to halt suspension of Catalan self-rule if snap elections are called
President Rajoy warns he will take measures "that it would undoubtedly be better not to ever take" unless Puigdemont makes it clear independence was not declared
Ships housing deployed Spanish police to stay extra 2 weeks
Ferries in ports of Barcelona and Tarragona accommodating officers brought to Catalonia to remain until at least November 2
‘Don’t let violence spoil the situation' lawyers of imprisoned leaders urge citizens
As Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart face up to 15 years in jail, their lawyers ask for patience and peaceful protest
Lawyers denounce charges against pro-independence organization leaders
The Barcelona Bar Association says crime of inciting riotous uprising is invented
Catalan government open to dialogue until deadline
Executive will take no decisions until Thursday limit set by Spanish government, while independence parties study next step in Parliament
MEPs protest incarceration of civil society leaders in front of European Parliament
European politicians spoke out against Spain’s disregard for “democracy and human rights”
No political prisoners in Spain, says Madrid
Spanish government dismisses allegations of pro-independence leaders imprisoned for their political ideas as false
Calls for indefinite general strike intensify as crisis escalates
At noon on Tuesday employees stopped working across Catalonia in response to the arrests of pro-independence organization leaders
European Commission says imprisonment of pro-independence leaders is “an internal matter of Spain”
Spokesman Alexander Winterstein refuses to comment on the arrest or "its implications"
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