police violence

Strasbourg court sees no evidence of human rights violations in police operation to stop independence vote in 2017

Officers at polling stations responsible for own actions as no orders issued to "act forcefully," say judges

Mossos d’Esquadra head defends police officers as "mostly passive and defensive"

NGO received 12 complaints since March 16, of which 7 are related to security forces

Four agents say riot police head gave order to charge at voters, while top officials said no one gave a specific instruction

Union of Students backs 48-hour strike to bring Catalonia to "standstill"

Local police arrest 9 people in relation to incident

Some 4,000 demonstrated this week in Barcelona to condemn "brutal police repression" against students arrested during recent disturbances

Demonstrators in Catalonia continue to voice their anger at Spain’s Supreme Court ruling and police violence seen in the last week

Spokesperson Adriana Ribas agrees that ‘violence’ must be isolated, but that people should not be scared to protest peacefully either

Human Rights Commissioner criticizes use of foam and rubber bullets, raising concerns over "numerous attacks against journalists"

From Paris, foreign minister calls on acting Spanish president to "immediately initiate a dialogue" to find solution to Catalan crisis

Prosecutor did not "play its role," laments director of NGO in Spain