Articles tagged with: Catalan Independence

20 November 2019 07:48 PM

Spanish acting president Pedro Sánchez speaks at an official government act (by La Moncloa)

Pro-independence parties explore options on investing Sánchez

Acting Spanish president has promised a government "in next few weeks" but Catalan parties in congress are still undecided on how to vote

Politics Highlights

18 November 2019 05:50 PM

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Catalan vice president Pere Aragonès (by Catalan government)

Spain vetoed Catalan parliament visit to Scotland before April election

Media report claims Spanish foreign ministry also stopped Scottish business mission to Catalonia and prevented Catalan entrepreneurs visiting Edinburgh

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17 November 2019 02:36 PM

Catalan president Quim Torra in the Catalan parliament (by Guillem Roset)

President in the dock: what you need to know

Quim Torra will become the first Catalan head of government to face trial in almost 80 years when he appears in court on November 18

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16 November 2019 06:20 PM

Pro-independence activists Jordi Sànchez (right) and Jordi Cuixart arrive in the Supreme Court (by Roger Pi de Cabanyes)

Amnesty International criticizes Supreme Court sentence on independence leaders

Human rights organization calls for immediate release of Sànchez and Cuixart and claims that verdict is based on "vague" definition of sedition

Catalan Trial

15 November 2019 07:11 PM

Catalan parliament speaker Roger Torrent at the Francophonie Parliamentary Assembly in Switzerland (by Alan Ruiz Terol)

Other parliaments 'don't understand why Forcadell's in prison,' says speaker

From global summit of legislative assemblies in Switzerland, Catalan parliament president says representatives are puzzled why his predecessor was jailed

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