Spain's Constitutional Court fines 24 Catalan officials up to 12,000 euros a day
Penalties imposed on electoral board members and electoral administration heads to last as long as plans for referendum
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Thousands rally outside court to demand release of arrested officials
“We are not afraid,” chants the Catalan Parliament president to the 20,000-strong crowd
UK MPs call on Spain to allow October 1 vote
Westminster group “extremely disturbed” by arrests and raids and calls on Rajoy executive to permit independence vote “without further hindrance”
Catalan government insists raids will not stop vote
Spokesman calls for public to trust in referendum plans while Spanish cabinet attributes police raids to “serious irresponsibility” of Puigdemont executive
Spanish police leave Catalan government building a day later
In total, 15 people were arrested in major anti-referendum operation, most of whom were top Catalan government officials
Referendum raids and arrests cause ‘concern’ in Brussels
MEPs from different EU parties condemn action of Spanish police against Catalan executive, though European Commission declines to comment
Thousands of people protest Guardia Civil raids
Citizens take to the streets in response to massive anti-referendum operation
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
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