People voting in various polling stations despite Spanish police violence
Amidst images of violence, Catalans are still voting – including Catalan president, vice president, and Minister of Foreign Affairs
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On site: Catalan police visit polling stations
Officers certify that emptying polling stations is impossible
Referendum day: How did we get here?
A timeline on the main causes of the current situation
Catalan independence referendum: what you need to know
Thousands stay overnight at polling stations to guarantee that they are not sealed off by police
Over 100 international observers will be following tomorrow's referendum in Catalonia
"It's not an issue of legality, but of democracy, freedom and legitimacy," says US expert H. Rosi Song
Spain’s Data Protection Agency warns polling supervisors of fines of up to €300,000
Equivalent Catalan body responds that executive to be exclusively responsible for any irregularities in handling of personal data on voting day
Logistics of the referendum (partially) unveiled
5.3 million Catalans are called to vote on Sunday at 2,315 polling stations
‘Public safety’ main concern at bilateral security meeting
Catalan and Spanish authorities meet to discuss policing of Sunday’s referendum, stressing social harmony and compliance with the law
Barcelona mayor tells European counterparts that rights of Catalans are “under threat”
Ada Colau will ask the Commission to open mediation between Spain and Catalonia
Schools call on citizens to ensure polling stations remain open on referendum day
A website was launched where people can register for mobilizations “whenever necessary”
Spain's actions to be challenged in European Court of Human Rights
“Violation of fundamental rights” says lawyer of ex-Secretary General of Ministry of Economy, who will take the case to Strasbourg
Catalan president calls joint security meeting with Spanish officials in preparation for Oct 1 vote
Puigdemont aims to discuss the ordered police operation to prevent polling stations from opening on Sunday with his political rivals
Trump says that Catalans will oppose Madrid’s referendum ban
“Only speaking for myself, I would like to see Spain continue to be united,” says the US president
Spain’s prosecutor orders Catalan police to seal off polling stations this weekend
The Mossos are told to guard a diameter of 100 meters from sites to prevent referendum from taking place
Spanish legal experts critical of state response to referendum
Former judge Baltasar Garzón and ‘Judges for Democracy’ accuse Spanish authorities of “disproportionate” action in using courts as “a weapon” in Catalan conflict