Spanish police instigate bar fight in heart of Barcelona
Off-duty and drunk, they mistook the Italian waiters for Catalans, demanding that they speak in Spanish before threatening violence
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Sexist row involving unofficial Spain's Guardia Civil account sparks outrage
Comment saying people should "keep an eye on their girlfriends" as they "could get pregnant" by "handsome" officers deployed in Catalonia condemned by users and politicians
450,000 people gather in protest in the heart of Barcelona
Protesters denounced the incarceration of civil society leaders as well as the Spanish government’s new measures to strip Catalonia of its self-rule
Catalan media editors summoned for publishing of referendum ads
Public radio and television company president among those summoned to police station
New report reveals extent of police violence on referendum day
A total of 1066 people required medical attention as a result of Spanish police charges, 23 of whom were over 79 years old
March to call for release of pro-independence leaders on Saturday
Demonstration motto: “Free Jordi Sánchez. Free Jordi Cuixart. In defense of rights and liberties”
New platform promotes peaceful protest
‘En peu de pau’ offers guidance on non-violent demonstration to consolidate the recent peaceable political action in Catalonia
200,000 take to the streets of Barcelona demanding release of pro-independence leaders
Candlelit demonstration in Catalonia's capital and several other marches in the country's main cities
'Massive' demonstration planned in Barcelona on Saturday to 'defend rights and freedoms'
Platform for Democracy, a group including 90 organizations and trade unions, organize protest against the arrest of pro-independence leaders
Catalan police chief released without passport on sedition charges
The prosecutor had asked the judge to send Josep Lluís Trapero to prison without bail
Prosecutor requests Catalan police chief be held in custody
Judge to decide on fate of Mossos d’Esquadra head Josep Lluís Trapero at 6pm on Monday
One officer injured after far-right brawl in Barcelona
Group of radicals throw chairs and tables in a bar after Spanish rally
Spanish police used “excessive force” in Catalonia, says Human Rights Watch
NGO urges to conduct "effective investigation" with the "involvement of an independent international expert body"
How schools are dealing with Catalonia’s push for independence
Catalan schools dismiss accusations of “indoctrinating” children made by anti-independence politicians
Eight Nobel Prize winners call for “mediation and negotiation”
Jody Williams, Mairead Maguire and Rigoberta Menchú state that the “violent” Spanish government response “increases hostilities”
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