Politics

NGO says pre-trial imprisonment of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart is "disproportionate" and restricts their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly

Representatives lay flowers at the grave of Lluís Companys on Montjuïc, where the Catalan leader was executed by firing squad 78 years ago

Pablo Casado wants to impose direct rule in Catalonia again to control "schools, police, public media and prisons"

Sources in the judiciary suggest prosecutor will ask for the minimum sentence of 15 years, while other reports put prison time at between 25 and 30 years

President Quim Torra or speaker Roger Torrent ascend mountains with citizens

The European Network against Racism warns of resurgence of far-right in Spain as VOX could manage to end the "fragmentation" of the movement

Pro-independence parties and CatECP pass motion condemning the king's speech on October 3

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont addressed Spanish vice president’s comments on Scottish referendum while on a visit to the northern islands

Senior Mossos d’Esquadra officers summoned to appear in local court in December

Major civic organization supporting Catalan Republic says agreed referendum with Spain is “impossible” and calls on government to take unilateral path, say reports

Catalan president planned to urge the "immediate release and return" of leaders in prison and exile but his presence at the summit was vetoed by Spanish authorities

To pass spending plans in Spain, Catalonia, and Barcelona, Spanish left-wing parties and pro-independence forces need each other’s support – but it’s not so simple

Carmen Calvo claims "there is no possibility" to hold an independence vote either in Spain or in other "comparable democracies"

Josep Borrell had access to private information as Abengoa board member and recommended the sale of the shares to an individual close to him

Development minister pledges to remedy situation, while Catalan counterpart says he will be "demanding" in upcoming bilateral summit