Thousands of people protest Guardia Civil raids
Citizens take to the streets in response to massive anti-referendum operation
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FC Barcelona, among the organizations rejecting anti-referendum police operation
The football club “condemns any act that may impede” the free exercise of the right to self-determination
Spain’s Guardia Civil raids Catalan government offices in big anti-referendum operation
Officers arrest 13 Catalan high-ranking officials in big anti-referendum operation
Puigdemont: “On Oct 1 we are called to defend democracy from a repressive and intimidating regime”
Catalan president steadfast on referendum despite the arrests of 13 people and the Spanish police raids in 22 government buildings
Spain's Guardia Civil confiscates ballots for Oct 1 referendum
Officers raid an industrial warehouse in a town near Barcelona and arrested one person
“Civil rights can not be suspended,” says Podemos leader
Top leaders of left-wing Catalan and Spanish parties condemn Spain's Guardia Civil operation
Pro-independence leaders urge “calm” amid referendum arrests
The spokesman of the Catalan Government says commitment with October 1 vote is "intact"
Rajoy on police raids: “Government is doing what it has to do, fulfilling its obligations, and we'll do it until the end”
The Spanish president justifies arrests and raids in Catalan ministries as part of "judicial operation" to "guarantee that the law is respected" in the run-up towards the referendum
Trudeau: “The people’s right to self-determination is important.”
Canadian Prime Minister stresses the importance of self-determination in his country
Former Italian PM demands “return to dialogue” between Catalonia and Spain
Romano Prodi and other high-profile Italian politicians sign manifesto calling for “respect for freedom of expression and democratic principles”
Podem membership approves October 1 vote
Some 64% of activists in the Catalan branch of the left-wing party are in favor of the referendum and calling on the public to take part
First appearances at prosecution offices of mayors charged with collaborating with referendum
Attorney general ordered the investigation of 75% of Catalonia's top local authorities
Spain’s Guardia Civil in search of census cards and polling supervisor notices
Protest in front of one of the offices raided near Barcelona
Pro-independence website shut down after a series of cyberattacks
More than a thousand university professors and researchers had signed a manifesto in support of a ‘yes’ vote in the October 1 referendum
‘Oct 1, Anti-democratic Fraud’: 960 personalities sign manifesto against the referendum
Signatories include Catalan intellectuals and artists such as film director Isabel Coixet, graphic designer Javier Mariscal and writer Juan Marsé
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