Tension in front of Parliament as pro-independence protesters make it to front door
Police intervene to clear the area in front of the chamber and evict protesters facing Spanish police station
October 1, 2018 10:35 PM
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180k take to Barcelona streets to remember October 1
'Self-determination is a human right' reads the banner leading the protest up to the Catalan parliament
October 1, 2018 08:21 PM
The tale of one small town on referendum day
A year after the independence vote on October 1, locals in Sant Cebrià de Vallalta recall the violent attempts by Spanish police to stop the voting
October 1, 2018 06:49 PM
Elna, the town that made the independence referendum possible
A small town near the border was the center of a clandestine operation to provide six million voting papers and thousands of ballot boxes for the October 1 vote
October 1, 2018 05:35 PM
Thousands of students take to Barcelona streets to “face Spanish repression”
Striking undergraduates urge pro-independence parties to "agree on a coordinated strategy"
October 1, 2018 02:28 PM
‘Here, we voted’: a referendum remembered
More than 800 placards put up at polling stations as politicians condemn police violence
October 1, 2018 02:06 PM
Police avoided 'violent clashes' between opposing marches, says minister
Home Affairs minister Miquel Buch refuses to resign arguing Mossos used force to avoid "greater problems"
September 30, 2018 11:31 AM
Six arrested and 14 injured in Barcelona protest
Catalan 'Mossos d'Esquadra' use force in several locations against pro-independence groups to keep them away of Spanish police officers' march
September 29, 2018 03:37 PM
Catalan police use force to keep opposing protests apart
Mossos d'Esquadra try to keep pro-independence protesters away from march to honor officers that took part in referendum crackdown
September 29, 2018 01:14 PM
Catalan police on alert to keep opposing protests apart
Mossos d'Esquadra use force to keep pro-independence protesters away from march to honor officers that took part in referendum crackdown
September 29, 2018 11:43 AM
Amnesty International condemns Spain for passive role in referendum day violence investigation
Prosecutor did not "play its role," laments director of NGO in Spain
September 28, 2018 08:18 PM
What are the newborn Catalans called?
Births in the country fell by 3.6% in 2017 as mothers had first child at 31 years of age
September 27, 2018 01:07 PM
“No child should sleep on the streets,” says Catalan work and families minister
With the number of unaccompanied minors arriving in Catalonia on the rise, the government wants to redesign the system
September 27, 2018 10:07 AM
Actor who 'shit on God' prosecuted for offending religious sentiments
Judge about to send Willy Toledo to trial only days after arrest
September 26, 2018 05:34 PM
Work begins to remove Francoist symbols in Girona
The four eagles on bridge have "no patrimonial value" says local mayor, calling removal act of "justice"
September 24, 2018 05:10 PM
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