Catalan Trial: Day 3 summary
‘I see myself as a political prisoner,’ was how the jailed former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras began his testimony in the Supreme Court on Thursday,
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Netflix wars at Berlinale as lesbian drama premieres
The first Netflix movie in competition at the Berlin film festival, telling the extraordinary true story of a gay marriage in Spain a century ago,
Global Spain head compares referendum with rape
A Spanish foreign affairs official has compared the Catalan independence referendum with rape, because the organisers of the ballot went ahead without ‘the permission’ of
Junqueras: ‘I consider myself a political prisoner’
The lead defendant in a rebellion case against Catalan independence leaders refused to answer prosecutors’ questions as he took the stand today at Spain’s most
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
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
