Prosecutor orders Catalan police to “confiscate” ballot boxes in the wake of one-million-strong rally
President Puigdemont says priority is guaranteeing security on October 1 rather than removing referendum material
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1 million people attend pro-independence rally
Impressive turnout for key demonstration before October 1 referendum
Newspaper editor charged with accessory to referendum related ‘crimes’
Spain’s Guardia Civil raids newsroom in southern Catalonia, seizing computer and documents
Spain’s attorney general orders police to seize ballot boxes and voting material
Guardia Civil officers raid Tarragona printing firm while prosecutor launches suits against government and parliamentary bureau members
Most towns back referendum as court readies 1,000 warnings to mayors and officials
More than 16,000 people register on government’s list to collaborate with vote
Spanish Constitutional Court suspends Catalan independence referendum
The Spanish government challenged the legal framework for the October 1 vote on Thursday, claiming it is illegal
Spanish government challenges Catalan referendum in the Constitutional Court
Guardia Civil police search cars of Catalan print shop workers apparently looking for October 1 list of voters
Government starts preparations for the referendum while Madrid appeals to court
Catalan cabinet discloses details on the vote and asks local governments to facilitate sites for polling stations
Spanish police search cars of Catalan print shop workers
The company denies printing the list of voters for the independence referendum, as news reports had suggested
Referendum law passed in Parliament
Pro-independences parties JxSí and CUP vote in favor, left-wing coalition CSQP abstains, and the rest of the opposition leaves the chamber without voting
For and against the referendum law
The debate is intense in the chamber and also in the hallways of the Catalan Parliament
Catalonia's National Day demonstration: a prelude to the independence referendum
Pro-independence civil society organizations aim to gather a massive crowd on September 11 as the clash between Catalan and Spanish governments reaches a tipping point
Referendum law makes it to Parliament
Decisive day for Catalonia and Spain over the vote on independence underway
Q&A on a decisive day in the Catalan Parliament
Pro-independence parties will try to pass the referendum law on Wednesday, while Spain is expected to immediately overturn any step towards the vote
Unionist platform urges Spain to declare ‘state of emergency’ to stop independence vote
Societat Civil Catalana calls October 1 referendum "a coup" and accuses anyone taking part of helping to commit "a crime"