More Catalan and Spanish police officers testify in day 24 of Catalan trial
Session will revolve around protests during the peak of independence bid and around 15 agents are expected to give testimony
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Jailed pro-independence candidate calls for election debate from prison
Jordi Sànchez sent a request to the jail and the Spanish electoral authority
Spanish president publishes 110 election pledges with no direct mention to Catalonia
Pro-independence parties criticize Pedro Sánchez for showing "lack of respect" towards Catalonia
Prosecutor launches criminal lawsuit against president Torra over yellow ribbon row
Catalan head of government accused of “disobedience" for defying Spain’s electoral authority orders to take down “partisan" symbols
Court suspends Catalan parliament committee investigating king’s ‘criminal activities’
Working group temporarily blocked after Constitutional Court accepts Spanish government appeal
Mexico requests apology from Spain, Madrid rejects it
Mexico and Spain have "always” been able to see their “shared past without anger,” laments the Spanish government
President to give talk on self-determination in Lisbon on Friday
Quim Torra to travel to Portugal while Cs party to report him to electoral authority over yellow ribbon on interior patio of government HQ
40 French senators urge dialogue over Catalonia, Paris rejects it
Representative denounce "repression" by Spain and call for "respect for fundamental rights"
Puigdemont orders report to compare German and Spanish legal rulings on referendum case
Former Catalan president visits Neumünster prison one year after 12-day detention
New presidency and culture ministers sworn in
Mayor Meritxell Budó and IEC head Mariàngels Vilallonga formally take possession of their new government posts
Exiled Turkish journalist to denounce ‘violations’ in Spain, says foregin minister
Alfred Bosch says Can Dündar is very “unhappy” after not being able to enter Spanish court and observe independence trial
Attorney general orders lawsuit against Catalan president for defying electoral authority
Torra orders ribbon symbols in support of pro-independence leaders replaced with banner defending freedom of expression
‘Our political project is still relevant’: ERC commemorates one year since exile and incarceration
“We can defend [our political project] without committing any crimes,” says exiled party secretary general
Mariàngela Vilallonga to replace Laura Borràs as minister for culture
Outgoing Borràs leaves the post to contend the Spanish general election in April
President removes all symbols from government headquarters
Spain's attorney general orders a lawsuit be filed against Torra for "failing to comply" with previous electoral authority orders
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