Jailed Catalan leaders to run in general election
Catalan pro-independence parties are not giving up on their attempt to have their leaders running in the upcoming Spanish general election on 10 November –...
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Catalan referendum victims file lawsuit against police officials
Organisations representing lawyers and victims of police violence during the Catalan independence referendum on 1 October 2017, have filed a lawsuit in Spain’s National Court alleging...
Acting PM Pedro Sánchez could suspend Catalonia’s self-rule ‘without a problem’
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez has said he could suspend Catalonia’s political autonomy and impose direct rule from Madrid ‘without a problem’ – despite having...
Catalan government commits to ‘moving forward’ towards republic
The Catalan Government has reiterated that its commitment to work towards achieving independence. At an event held on Tuesday, the day marking the second anniversary...
‘No chance’ to extradite Puigdemont on ‘fabricated’ terrorism case, says lawyer
With the arrest of Catalan pro-independence activists for plotting acts of violence, the Belgian lawyer of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has warned that if Spain tries...
The man who lost an eye from a rubber bullet during Catalan referendum
On 1 October 2017, Roger Español woke up as one of the two million-plus Catalans vowing to vote in a referendum on independence deemed illegal...
Focus: two years since the referendum in Catalonia
A referendum, police violence, a month of protests, a declaration of independence, the suspension of self-rule in Catalonia and the sacking of its government followed...
Quim Torra on terrorism accusations: ‘We can’t condemn what doesn’t exist’
Quim Torra, the Catalan president, has responded to calls from Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez to condemn the alleged use of violence among independence supporters,...
Far-left CUP to run in Spanish general election for first time
Catalonia will now have at least three pro-independence parties running in the upcoming Spanish general election on 10 November, after the far-left CUP party surprisingly...
Spain to challenge Catalan motions on self-determination, amnesty and Guardia Civil
Spain is to challenge the motions passed by the Catalan parliament on Thursday seeking self-determination, amnesty and the removal of the Guardia Civil from Catalonia. The cabinet in...
