Hundreds of thousands protest for release of prisoners
Police figures show 315,000 protesters took to the streets, while organizers state that attendance is at 750,000
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Thousand fill Barcelona to demand release of prisoners
Today's demonstration has drawn over 900 coach buses with protesters from all over the country
Over 900 buses arrive in Barcelona for protest
Today's mass demonstration is called to denounce the incarceration of Catalan leaders, and participants are flooding in from all over the country
Mass demonstration against imprisonments called for Sunday
More than 800 buses already confirmed to bring protesters to Barcelona from all over Catalonia
Terrorism and rebellion charges dropped against pro-independence activist
Woman walks free from Spain’s National Court with precautionary measures, now only accused of public disorder
Further extradition hearings for Catalan ministers in exile
Scottish judge postpones decision over Ponsatí until at least August, while Comín, Serret and Puig will testify in Belgian court on April 18
Pro-independence activist charged with terrorism appears in court
Woman arrested on Tuesday for organizing protests in favor of a Catalan republic testifies in Spain’s National Court
Spanish police raid Catalan public diplomacy council
Diplocat's former official dismisses raids as "propaganda operation" by Madrid government
Politicians responsible for refugee quota failure, says NGO
Casa Nostra Casa Vostra’s Virginia Sánchez says activists who help asylum seekers are criminalized
Ripoll mayor slams Spain for 'doing nothing' about terror attack mastermind
The town that was home to terror cell signs agreement with Barcelona to help prevent radicalization
Catalan universities to host 20 refugee students
Programme will bring total of 15 boys and 5 girls of Syrian, Pakistani, and Palestinian origin to country
Company CO2 emissions increase 6% in 2017
124 facilities released 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into atmosphere throughout year
Woman investigated for hate crime over banner reading ‘police go home’
"It was peaceful way to respond to police violence" on day of referendum, says Olga Ricomà
Bid to rename Francoist streets in Lleida dismissed
Local groups takes city council to court for failing to comply with Historical Memory law
3D printing generates €226M and over 2k jobs
This sector is defined as one with good visibility for the future, providing more and more uses for the technology
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