Police start to clear AP-7, as protestors call to block Basque border route
Early on Tuesday morning, French police used pepper spray to start removing protestors who had been blocking the AP-7 motorway at the French border, after the...
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Catalan president denies any link to activists held on terrorism charges
Catalan president Quim Torra has denied ‘any link’ with detained activists held on terrorism charges and who have implicated him in testimonies regarding a plan...
Felipe VI visit to Barcelona sparks major protests
A visit from Spanish King Felipe VI to Barcelona on Monday for an awards ceremony has sparked major protests, and which began noisily on Sunday...
‘Without journalism, there is no democracy’ protest in Barcelona
At least 65 journalists have been injured whilst covering protests against the verdict and sentence of the Catalan Trial so far, with statistics showing that roughly...
Human Rights Commissioner at CoE condemns ‘disproportionate use of force’
The Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe has expressed concern regarding the ‘disproportionate use of force’ and ‘the inappropriate use of anti-riot weapons’ by...
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...
Sixth night of protests calmer, as Barcelona counts cost
The sixth day of protests on Saturday against the verdict in the Catalan independence trial remained relatively peaceful in comparison to previous nights, with no...
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...
Counting the cost of Catalan protests, as fourth night kicks off
With the fourth night of protests already underway in Barcelona and other Catalan cities over the jailing of nine independence leaders to up to 13...
Protestor at Barcelona airport loses eye from rubber bullet
A man has lost an eye after being injured during Monday’s clashes between police and pro-independence protestors at Barcelona El Prat airport. Doctors believe the...
