Carles Puigdemont: verdict condemns ‘more than 2m people’
Convicting the Catalan leaders is the same as condemning ‘more than two million people’, said former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, in a news conference on Monday...
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Barça statement: ‘Prison is not the solution’
Reactions from all sectors of Catalan society have continued to pour in following the historic conviction of the Catalan independence leaders on Monday morning. FC...
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...
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...
‘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....
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...
Catalan Trial: Junqueras delay denied; prosecutor seeks ‘Jordis’ hearing
Spain’s Supreme Court has rejected the petition from jailed Catalan politician Oriol Junqueras to delay the verdict for his role surrounding the 2017 independence referendum until...
More Spanish police being moved to Catalonia ahead of trial verdict
Spain’s Interior Minister has ordered more Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil officers to Catalonia, as preparations for the verdict of the Catalan Trial begin....
