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
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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
PP and Cs urge Sánchez to suspend Catalonia's self-rule again
Opposition parties in Spain accuse Catalan president of leading "separatist cells" and promoting "violence"
Catalan government delegate asks EU for 'collaboration'
Meritxell Serret asks institutions in Brussels to help find a "democratic way out of the Catalan conflict"
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
‘Here, we voted’: a referendum remembered
More than 800 placards put up at polling stations as politicians condemn police violence
'The people who hit us will have to lower their eyes,' says Puigdemont
The Catalan president during the referendum one year ago calls for "a free republic without fear"
Spanish government says referendum anniversary 'nothing to celebrate'
Spokeswoman Isabel Celaá says October 1 is a "sad" day and vote exposed "rift" in Catalan society
Torra: 'We shouldn't be afraid of being free'
President says trial against pro-independence leaders is "trial against the whole Catalan people"
October 1, one year on - the day Catalonia changed
Two million people voted 'yes' in a referendum marked by police violence
Government wasn't prepared to implement referendum result in a 'repression scenario', says exiled minister
Toni Comín explains that on October 1 it became clear that "Spain didn't care about its international reputation" and was prepared to "violate civil rights"
'If one of them didn't end up with a broken rib, they were close'
New footage shows Spanish police violence on referendum day
Government to contest Spain's court challenge to reopening offices abroad
Foreign minister in London to oversee return to operation of office representing Catalonia in the UK and Ireland
New footage shows Spanish police violence on referendum day
"I used my truncheon like there was no tomorrow," officer says in exclusive video published by Catalan News Agency
Madrid challenges reopening of Catalan government delegations
The action was appealed at Spain's High Court in Catalonia (TSJC)