Spain issues new international arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont
The Spanish Supreme Court has again resumed the effort to extradite former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, exiled in Belgium, after sentencing most of his ministers to...
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Update: Barcelona El Prat airport becomes focus of protests
UPDATED REPORT: Barcelona El Prat airport has become flooded with thousands of pro-independence protestors on Monday afternoon, who have also tried to block major infrastructure...
Quim Torra: ‘an act of vengeance, not justice’
‘This is an act of vengeance and not justice.’ This is how the Catalan president, Quim Torra, described the verdict on the nine 2017 referendum...
‘Injustice has been served’ – Catalan leaders react to prison sentences
After the Spanish Supreme Court announced the verdict in the 2017 Catalan referendum trial on Monday, sentencing nine pro-independence leaders to prison for terms of...
Catalan Trial verdict: full details of each sentence
Below are the details of each verdict and sentence announced by Spain’s Supreme Court for the Catalan political leaders and activists behind the 2017 independence bid. Also...
Catalan Trial verdict and sentences – up to 13 years
Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders have been convicted to 9 to 13 years in jail, guilty of sedition and some of them also misuse of funds....
Franco exhumation to be carried out by 25 October
The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, after years of delays and legal wrangles, will finally be exhumed from his tomb in the Valley of the...
Catalonia prepares for trial verdict, expected early next week
The verdict in the trial of the 2017 Catalan referendum leaders is about to be announced – with some reports claiming it will be out...
Catalan president sues ‘Global Spain’ head for libel
Catalan president Quim Torra has filed a lawsuit accusing the head of the Spanish government’s Global Spain agency, Irene Lozano, of violating the presumption of...
‘Serious irregularities’ in Catalan trial claim two human rights groups
Two human rights groups have denounced ‘serious irregularities’ in the Catalan independence trial, with its verdict expected to be announced by Spain’s Supreme Court in...
