European Court of Human Rights rules Spain violated Basque leader’s right to fair trial
November 6, 2018 11:22 AM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Rapper Valtònyc’s extradition decision delayed due to legal query
November 6, 2018 10:55 AM
Spain's prosecutor accuses Catalan authorities of influencing international coverage of referendum
Prosecution report on sentence requests for indicted leaders says major foreign media outlets used international press center to do "live reporting"
November 5, 2018 07:11 PM
MEPs to request acting as international observers in trial against leaders
November 5, 2018 03:06 PM
Jailed officials invite unionist leaders to visit them in prison
November 5, 2018 10:59 AM
Jailed leader says ‘trial will weigh heavily in Spain’s history’
November 4, 2018 07:41 PM
Judge investigating part of independence case dies at 71
November 4, 2018 11:50 AM
Proposed prison sentences for Catalan leaders cause political turmoil in Spain
November 3, 2018 07:40 PM
Far-right party requests 74 years in jail for each former Catalan minister
November 3, 2018 12:55 PM
Catalan president withdraws support from Spanish government
November 2, 2018 09:26 PM
Prosecutors accuse Catalan leaders of uprising including 'force, aggression and violence'
Justification for demands for lengthy prison terms for pro-independence officials claim police heads were implicit in secession bid
November 2, 2018 06:42 PM
Puigdemont: 'Europe cannot be accomplice to this abuse by staying silent'
Former Catalan president says EU risks "losing its credibility as guarantor of freedoms and civil and political rights," as Catalan leaders asked to serve up to 25 years in prison
November 2, 2018 03:14 PM
Spanish president 'accomplice of repression,' says Catalan leader
Quim Torra and parliament speaker make joint statement rejecting proposed sentences by prosecutor and solicitor general
November 2, 2018 02:51 PM
Spanish government defends 'professional, technical' criteria of solicitor general over jail demands
Right-wing opposition accuses Socialist government of putting at risk the "dignity" of Spain by asking for lower charges than the general prosecution
November 2, 2018 02:36 PM
Catalan government on prison requests: ‘shameful attack on democracy’
November 2, 2018 12:44 PM
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