Barcelona taxi drivers on indefinite strike
Private companies such as Uber and Cabify deemed as threat by cabbies
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Taxis threaten indefinite strike in Barcelona
City's main avenue blocked by hundreds of cabs protesting court decision
PDeCAT under investigation in corruption scandal
Party accused of influence peddling, bribery and money laundering in so-called ‘3% Case’
Spanish court denies freedom to jailed Catalan leaders
Magistrates say pro-independence leaders pose a flight risk
Catalan politicians denounce pretrial jail at UN
Former ministers Bassa, Rull, Romeva and Bassa bring their cases to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Ripoll to remember terror attacks with day devoted to diversity
Hometown of terrorists behind last year’s attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils plans workshops promoting coexistence
Spanish court denies freedom for jailed MPs
Former ministers Rull and Turull to remain in pre-trial prison
Day 2 of taxi strike brings slow procession protest
Action was settled on after discrepancies over wanting to cut off access to Barcelona port
Spanish judge ‘categorically’ denies politicization of judiciary
Supreme Court justice Pablo Llarena, in charge of investigating the independence case, defended that having an ideology helps to “interpret” the law
Uber and Cabify suspend services in Barcelona after attacks by taxi drivers
Incidents of aggression against vehicles reported around the city as cab drivers protest rival transportation services
New organic waste collection campaign kicks off
Numbers for selective waste collection went up 2% in 2017 compared to last year but remain far from the EU's objective
17% of women were victims of male violence in 2016, says study
Greater awareness of gender abuse leads to 8% rise in number of reported incidents
Driver who ran over yellow crosses to appear in court
Vic mayor thanks police for rapid response and confirms suspect has “psychological problem”
A car runs over yellow crosses in installation supporting prisoners and exiled leaders
The incident took place in the Plaça de Vila in the central Catalan town of Vic
First disappeared from Civil War identified through DNA Bank
Thanks to the Mass Graves Plan and the family DNA bank four more individuals could be identified
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