Catalan police incorporate use of tasers
1,600 Mossos d'Esquadra officers have been trained to use the non-lethal weapon
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Exiled Catalans lawyer: 'There are flagrant violations of fundamental rights in the Spanish proceedings'
Christopher Marchand argues Spanish Supreme Court judge decisions are "very odd" and "in contradiction with basic rights"
Navarra court to release ‘La Manada’ members on bail
Five men accused of gang-raping an 18-year-old and convicted of sexual abuse to go free on 6,000 euros bail while awaiting final ruling
Extra police and firefighters for Sant Joan festival
Catalan interior department to deploy 3,197 officers and 172 extra firefighters for annual midsummer celebration
Risk-of-poverty-rate in 2017 up to 20%
Those under 16 most affected population, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute (Idescat)
International congress aims to commemorate Battle of the Ebre
Tortosa to host talks and debates on 80th anniversary of Civil War’s longest and bloodiest conflict
Catalan government urges Spain to reject EU plan for migrant centers overseas
Foreign minister Maragall calls on president Pedro Sánchez to move from “gestures to politics”
Germany asks Spain for report denying misuse of funds during referendum
The German court hearing Puigdemont's extradition case is not expected to make a decision before the end of the month
Asylum seekers in Catalonia could triple this year, says human rights group
Commission for Refugees hopes Catalan people will show they are “a welcoming society”
Spanish king's brother-in-law enters jail
Iñaki Urdangarin will serve a 5 years and 10 months sentence for a fraud case.
Stranded migrants disembark in Valencia
Three ships carrying 630 people saved by the Aquarius arrive in Spain
'Street clothes do not motivate me,' says bride designer
Mireia Vidal, Catalan dressmaker to Spanish Queen, tells of her meteoric rise
Students create obstacle detector for wheelchair users
Plans in pipeline to turn college project into business
Spain to recover universal health care
Catalan government pushes for restoration of suspended law protecting undocumented immigrants
Housing drama unfolds again
Suicide during eviction sparks outrage as social crisis lingers
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