Thousands rally in Madrid against Catalan trial
Thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Saturday afternoon against the Catalan independence trial. More than 50 Catalan pro-independence groups and political parties called on...
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Catalan Trial: Day 17 summary
On the 17th day of the Catalan trial, government officials who were allegedly in charge of the campaign to advertise the 2017 independence referendum, deemed...
Torra claims ‘freedom of speech’, rejects yellow ribbons ban
Catalan president Quim Torra has announced he will keep yellow ribbons on the façades of public buildings, thus defying orders from Spain’s electoral authority deeming...
Catalan Trial: Day 16 summary
Day 16 of the independence trial started at 10am with the testimony of Jaume Mestre, the man in charge of the Catalan government’s public information department...
Catalan Trial: Day 15 summary
‘I never saw the material, it was sealed,’ Rosa María Sans, from the Artyplan graphic design company, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the...
48 hours to remove ‘esteladas’ and yellow ribbons from public buildings
Spain’s electoral authority has ordered Catalan president Quim Torra to remove all independence flags and yellow ribbons from public buildings within 48 hours. Following a...
Catalan Trial: Day 14 summary
In the days leading up to the independence referendum on 1 October 2017, none of the three police forces charged with halting the vote expected...
Carles Puigdemont to run in European election
Carles Puigdemont, former Catalan president, is to run for election as an MEP in the 26 May European Parliament election. Puigdemont will head the pro-independence...
Catalan Trial: Day 13 summary
The former Spanish police leadership in Catalonia began testifying in the independence trial on Thursday 7 March, the 13th day of the trial Catalan Trial:...
Catalan Trial: Day 12 summary
After Guardia Civil colonel Diego Pérez de los Cobos completed his testimony (which began yesterday afternoon), Montserrat del Toro testified on the 12th day of the Catalan...
