Spain’s Guardia Civil raids Catalan government offices in big anti-referendum operation
Officers arrest 13 Catalan high-ranking officials in big anti-referendum operation
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Podem membership approves October 1 vote
Some 64% of activists in the Catalan branch of the left-wing party are in favor of the referendum and calling on the public to take part
First appearances at prosecution offices of mayors charged with collaborating with referendum
Attorney general ordered the investigation of 75% of Catalonia's top local authorities
Spain’s Guardia Civil in search of census cards and polling supervisor notices
Protest in front of one of the offices raided near Barcelona
Pro-independence website shut down after a series of cyberattacks
More than a thousand university professors and researchers had signed a manifesto in support of a ‘yes’ vote in the October 1 referendum
‘Oct 1, Anti-democratic Fraud’: 960 personalities sign manifesto against the referendum
Signatories include Catalan intellectuals and artists such as film director Isabel Coixet, graphic designer Javier Mariscal and writer Juan Marsé
Spain’s Guardia Civil confiscates 1.4 million referendum posters from warehouses
Citizens organize to hang and share posters in response
Spain’s Attorney General says he would consider arresting Catalan president
Pro-independence politicians are seeking a “disproportionate response from the state, which would benefit them,” José Manuel Maza warns
More than 700 Catalan mayors protest Spain's backlash
In a show of unity, mayors who got summoned to court for supporting the independence referendum meet in Barcelona
Spanish police seize 100,000 referendum posters
Officers enter several newsrooms in Catalonia and editors are warned they will face criminal charges if they publish referendum ads
Referendum campaign unsettles authorities and opposition parties
Attorney general denies legality of vote and Spanish executive calls Catalan offer of talks “sarcastic”, while government accused of lacking credibility
Catalan leaders send letter to Spanish president and king urging dialogue on referendum
“Spain has gone on the offensive with unprecedented repression”, the statement criticizes
Barcelona and Catalan government reach an agreement over referendum polling stations
It will be possible to participate in the October 1 vote without putting the institution and public servants at risk, Barcelona mayor said
US will work with “whatever government or entity” that comes out of Oct 1
International observer missions to monitor referendum
Catalan government opens new referendum website after original is shut down by Spain
“The world of electronic communications does not have borders,” Catalonia's president said