Opinion: Will the Basques be next?
Ask Basques about whether they were shocked by the scale of the police brutality and judicial repression of the Catalan independence movement in recent weeks,
Fernando Grande-Marlaska
Hundreds queue to declare themselves guilty for voting in Catalan referendum
Hundreds of people have queued outside the gates of the City of Justice in Barcelona since 9am on Monday morning, in order to present a letter
Backlash over minister’s comments comparing violence in Catalonia with Basque Country
Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Spain’s acting interior minister, has clarified statements on Monday that he made in an interview with a newspaper that suggested he had compared the
Spanish PM visits Barcelona, refusing to talk or meet with Catalan president
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez visited Barcelona on Monday, yet refused to speak or meet with the Catalan president Quim Torra. Sánchez visited police officers
Governments exchange criticism after week’s protests leave 579 injured
The Catalan and Spanish governments are caught in a battle of words, after the week’s protests across Catalonia left 579 injured. The Catalan government has
Spain now investigates ‘Tsunami Democràtic’ for terrorism
Tsunami Democràtic, the Catalan pro-independence group behind Monday’s protests at Barcelona airport, is now being investigated by Spain’s National Court for alleged terrorism charges. Sources
Madrid says protests ‘affecting Catalonia’s international reputation’
Fernando Grande-Marlaska, the Spanish interior minister, has said that the recent protests in Barcelona and other Catalan cities and towns are ‘affecting Catalonia’s international reputation’. He
Barcelona in turmoil again, Torra is criticised, and Spain to deploy more police
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez has stressed that his government ‘will not accept violence taking over’ Catalonia as the streets of Barcelona entered a
What (or who) is the ‘Tsunami Democràtic’?
Tsunami Democràtic (Democratic Tsunami) has been in the headlines a great deal in recent days, in particular surrounding the protests against the Supreme Court‘s sentencing
Nine pro-independence activists arrested
Nine Catalan pro-independence activists were arrested on Monday morning by Spain’s Guardia Civil. The detainees are accused of plotting violent acts and are accused of