Spanish government challenges call for 500 new Catalan police officers
The Government affirms that they will add the personnel as planned this June
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Spanish investment in Catalan cultural institutions unbalanced, says Government
Madrid's cultural institutions receive more public funds than those in Catalonia, such as Barcelona's Museum of Contemporary Art
Podemos’ far-left wing supports referendum
Denying the right of Catalan citizens to decide their political future is “denying democracy”, the 'Anticapitalists' warn
EU-Commission urged to collect evidence of human rights violations at Spanish immigration detention centers
The Catalan MEPs Jordi Solé and Josep-Maria Terricabras invite the Commissioner for Interior and Immigration to visit the CIEs in person
Pep Guardiola calls on the international community to support the Catalan referendum
The Manchester City coach asks democrats worldwide to help defend civil rights in Catalonia in front of 30,000 in a rally in Barcelona
Independence Referendum decree to be approved “at the beginning of September”
Puigdemont offers to explain referendum plan in Congress, Madrid says 'no'
Catalonia to hold self-determination referendum on October 1, 2017
Puigdemont announced the date and question of the vote flanked by Vice President Oriol Junqueras and the rest of his government
“The referendum will not take place,” says Spanish government
Supporters and opponents react to the announcement that the independence referendum in Catalonia will be held on October 1
“It’s my free opinion,” says German Barça fan, denied access because of independence flag
Daniel Kahl, a German Barça fan, was not allowed to enter the stadium at the Copa del Rey final for carrying the ‘Estelada’
“The force we'll use to stop the referendum is the rule of law”
The spokesperson for the Spanish government responds to Puigdemont’s request for clarification on “what kind of force” the state “plans to use against the referendum”
"We are not afraid," says ballot box manufacturer
A possible supplier for the referendum says it is "nonsense" to prosecute the Government for trying to buy ballot boxes
Catalan president seeks Venice Commission role in referendum
Catalonia’s Government has written a letter to the Commission to inform them about Spain's refusal to negotiate a vote on independence
Spain's PP urges Estonia to show "determination" against Catalan independence
The Spanish MEP Esteban González Pons asked the Estonian government to stand firm against Catalan independence
Andorra to investigate Spanish “coercion” to frame Catalan officials
The Human Rights Institute of Andorra (IHDA) and the Catalan rights association ‘Drets’, have filed a joint complaint before the courts in Andorra against four Spanish police officers who were part of the alleged smear campaign of the Spanish Ministry of Interior against Catalan officials, the so-called “Operation Catalonia”. The highly ranked police officers shall be investigated for crimes such as threatening, coercion and extortion of citizens of Andorra with the objective of “obtaining information” on “supposedly existing bank accounts” of Catalan pro-independence politicians in order “to destroy their public image”. Representatives of the private accusation explained to the press on Tuesday that the alleged pressures of the Spanish National Police forces on citizens of another country violate international treaties, and represent a “state crime”. The complaint has already been accepted by the Instruction Court (Batllia) number 2 of Andorra.
Gonzalo de Reparaz’ collection, back in Barcelona after being seized during Francoism
The Catalan Government will guard geographer and journalist Gonzalo de Reparaz Rodríguez-Báez’ legacy, which was seized in 1939 and has been stored at the Spanish Civil War Archives since then. The Catalan Minister for Territory and Sustainability, Josep Rull, thanked Reparaz’s family for trusting the Catalan Government and praised their years of “judicial struggle” to recover the documents, and therefore part of its family’s history. Rull emphasized Reparaz’s contribution “to explaining the Catalan cause to Europe” and his “commitment to freedom and democracy”. Reparaz established himself in Barcelona in 1921 and came into contact with many representatives of Catalonia’s political and cultural life.