Catalan government files lawsuit against ‘mock execution’
The Catalan government has decided ‘unanimously’ to file a lawsuit against the act held in the southern Spanish town of Coripe during Easter, during which
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Catalan Trial: Day 35 summary
On day 35 of the Catalan trial, the former director general of the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra) told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that
Sandro Rosell not guilty – after 21 months in pre-trial jail
The former FC Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, has been found not guilty in a money laundering case – for which he had spent 21 months in
Catalan Trial: Day 34 summary
On day 34 of the Catalan trial of pro-independence leaders – now entering its 11th week – former Catalan government officials testified in Spain’s Supreme Court.
Clash over Catalonia in election TV debate
The Catalonia crisis and independence was at the centre of the Spanish election’s first televised debate, on the public TVE channel on Monday evening. No Catalan
Andalusian village ‘executes’ figure of Carles Puigdemont
Citizens in Coripe, a tiny village in Andalusia, ‘executed’ an effigy of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Sunday, as part of their Easter parade
Catalan issue continues to set General Election agenda
With two TV election debates on Monday and Tuesday this week, Catalonia continues to be a major issue for all parties running in the Spanish general election,
‘Present Dangers, Future Risks’: a panel discussion in Madrid
The risk to global civilisation is as high today as it has ever been in the face of threats of nuclear weapons and climate change,
Political tension ahead of TV electoral debates
The president of Spain’s People’s Party (PP), Pablo Casado, has said that the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, ‘is only right when he amends’ previous decisions,
Oriol Junqueras holds press conference from prison
The leader of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, Oriol Junqueras, has held a press conference from prison for the first time since his imprisonment in