Catalan Trial: Day 2 summary
On the second day of the Catalan trial, a Spanish public prosecutor today accused Catalan independence leaders of trying to use ‘human shields’ to block...
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Two Pussy Riot members kicked off plane drunk
Two members of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot were kicked off a plane at Barcelona airport because they were drunk, a police spokesman has...
Sánchez to announce on Friday about general election
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will announce on Friday whether he calls an early general election, the government said, after right-wing and Catalan independence parties...
Police seize over 200 stuffed endangered animals
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have seized more than 200 stuffed endangered animals, including giraffes, rhinos, lions and tigers, from an illegal taxidermy workshop that was...
Directors of Netflix Catalonia documentary return award
The directors of Netflix documentary Two Catalonias have returned a German award because the involvement of Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont in the ceremony had ‘politicised’...
Catalan Trial: Day 1 summary
The trial of Catalan independence leaders began on Tuesday 12 February, and for the next few months, 12 politicians and activists will be tried for...
A ‘political trial’, ‘act of vengeance’, ‘outrageous’
The trial of pro-independence leaders in the Spanish Supreme Court is ‘shameful,’ ‘painful’ and ‘outrageous’ according to several political leaders, speaking to the press at...
Vox: pro-independence ‘coup d’état is alive’
The head of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, says that the fact that the Catalan president, Quim Torra, is in the courtroom during the...
Puigdemont: trial a ‘stress test’ for Spanish democracy and judiciary
Catalonia’s former leader Carles Puigdemont has said that the high-profile trial that started today in Madrid of 12 ex-colleagues involved in a secession bid was a...
Catalan trial starts: the accused, charges, accusers
The trial against Catalan independence leaders, which is set to have a major political impact on Spain, has started today, Tuesday 12 February. Twelve people...
