Icelandic MP: these ‘look like political trials’
Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir said she is “very worried about these trials, as a democratic elected member,” speaking in front of the Supreme Court in Madrid
catalan independence
Junqueras: 'I'm being accused for my ideas and I see myself as a political prisoner'
Junqueras testifies at Catalan trial
'Human barricades thrown at police’: prosecutor blames Catalan leaders for referendum violence
Solution to Spanish-Catalan relations ‘can’t be found through a criminal trial,’ says international observer
The Supreme Court did not allow observers but some gained entrance as members of the public
Politics
Catalan president: trial 'attack on democracy and human rights'
Quim Torra asks international community to mediate in the Catalonia-Spain conflict and demands "dialogue" on self-determination to Madrid
Start of independence trial sparks protests around Catalonia
Officials, public workers, activists, unions, professionals, students and senior citizens condemn prosecution of political leaders in Spain's Supreme Court
European Commission 'fully trusts' Spain's legal system over trial
Vice president Katainen says case "is not a political question"
A government in the dock
Daily trips back and forth from prison, nervous relatives in attendance, scores of journalists were – these were some of the scenes from the first day of the trial
Politics
Spanish president: pro-independence and right-wing parties 'fear' dialogue
Catalan trial ‘proof that European democracy needs to be improved,’ says Puigdemont
'Shameful', 'painful' and 'outrageous' – parties react to start of Catalan trial
Spain is "violating fundamental rights," say pro-independence grassroots groups whose leaders face up to 17 years in prison
Catalan independence trial starts in Spain’s Supreme Court
Greens/EFA group call for a ‘fair and independent trial’ starting today in Madrid
European and Conservatives MEP Mark Demesmaeker questions the charges leveled against the officials