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
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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"
Pro-independence groups call a candlelit demonstration to urge leaders’ release
Cuixart and Sànchez have been sent to prison without bail on sedition charges after September 20 and 21 demonstrations
“We have political prisoners again,” says Catalan president
Imprisoned leaders of pro-independence organizations call people to peacefully take to the streets to protest their arrest
Pro-independence grass-root leaders sent to prison on sedition charges
Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart will already sleep in jail tonight
Catalan parties take sides in government letter exchange
Diverse reactions from lawmakers in Catalonia as Spanish and Catalan executives begin war of words in run-up to declaration deadline
Former Catalan president pays €2.2m for organizing non-binding vote in 2014
Artur Mas asks Court of Auditors for more time to pay the full €5.2 million fine
Spanish government criticized by its allies for failing to impose point of view in international press
Unionist Ciutadan’s spokesman has stated that the Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry has “a bad international strategy”
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