Politics

SNP, Greens, Labour and Liberal Democrat representatives sign a letter to the Spanish president

Major pro-independence organizations and students distribute one million official referendum ballots in Barcelona

“Everyone should be able to exercise their freedom”, says former FC Barcelona player and coach

Home Affairs ministry will study a legal response to the Mossos "takeover"

Prosecutor orders the Mossos to be managed from the Ministry of Home Affairs in Madrid amid referendum clampdown

Doctors, firefighters, clergy, students and professors all mobilized against recent Spanish actions

Allegations accuse “unidentified individuals” of purposefully aiming to prevent Spanish police from raiding Catalan government buildings on Wednesday

Rajoy cabinet spokesman says deployment of reinforcements is also a response to “riotous” demonstrations “besieging” courts in Barcelona

The judge charged them with misappropriation of funds, breach of official duty and disobedience

Carles Puigdemont says his government feels “strong” and ready to face “the coming attacks”

For a third day protesters show support for government members arrested during Wednesday’s anti-referendum police operation

Six detainees still under arrest started to appear in court on Friday

Meanwhile, members of the international community stands in support

Penalties imposed on electoral board members and electoral administration heads to last as long as plans for referendum

“We are not afraid,” chants the Catalan Parliament president to the 20,000-strong crowd

Westminster group “extremely disturbed” by arrests and raids and calls on Rajoy executive to permit independence vote “without further hindrance”