Between 110k and 200k in protest to demand freedom for jailed leaders
Catalan president and parliament speaker among attendees
Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Catalan president and parliament speaker among attendees
Nine pro-independence politicians in pre-trial prison, some for nine months, with seven more in exile
Parliament speaker asks prosecutor to drop rebellion charges for leaders involved in pro-independence case
Main unionist opposition party demands the speaker “comply” with the law
"Crime of rebellion does not exist, they made it up," say prisoners' defense
Former president appealing to German Constitutional Court or Spain's judiciary taking the case to EU justice, other possible outcomes
Days after the heads of both governments met for the first time, their deputies find the “opportunity” to reach agreement
Schleswig-Holstein court accepts misuse of funds offense but rejects rebellion charge brought by Spain against Carles Puigdemont
Defense expresses conviction that Germany “does not want to play any part” in the “criminalization of a democratic behavior"
Madrid "hopes" Spanish judiciary can "do its work with all the accused," while unionist Cs warns "the ones who fled can benefit" from European arrest warrants
Former minister and government representative in Brussels insists Catalonia has “plenty to offer” Europe
The Catalan president assured that first minister of Scotland expressed “the solidarity of the people of Scotland with Catalonia” during the ‘Edinburgh Declaration’
With a parliamentary vote on Supreme Court ruling a possibility, unionist parties welcomed the barring of prosecuted politicians
Quim Torra praises Scottish people for its "solidarity and generosity" with the former Catalan education chief, who has an extradition case pending
Joaquim Forn, Josep Rull, and Jordi Turull left Madrid jail on Monday
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