Pro-Spain demonstrations held in Barcelona and Brussels
The streets of the Catalan capital were filled with chants of “jail Puigdemont” and “Catalonia is Spain”
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Spanish police enter Catalan statistics institute searching for referendum information
IDESCAT sources say police officers went to the fourth floor of the building, where the IT department is located
Two arrested in anti-terrorism raid in Figueres
The brothers hacked social media accounts to share propaganda praising ISIS
Judge keeps four pro-independence leaders in prison
Vice President Junqueras, Home Affairs Minister Forn, and pro-independence civil leaders Cuixart and Sànchez will remain in jail, while six other officials granted 100,000€ bail
Catalan officials in Belgium and in jail face key day in court on Monday
Puigdemont and four ministers in Brussels are testifying over their extradition case while the leaders in Madrid prisons will know if they are released
Far-right demonstration takes place in front of pro-independence party headquarters
Electoral Commission under fire as it bans elderly protest but allows far-right group gathering and Ombudsman starts inquiry
Massive ‘Gran Recapte’ food drive kicks off with record volunteer participation
In Girona, a Red Cross psychiatric aid program for the homeless is implemented in time for the cold snap
Barcelona town hall illuminated red in commemoration of World AIDS Day
Platform for fight against AIDS denounces stigma that still surrounds people with HIV
Spain’s takeover of Catalonia casts uncertainty on exhumation of Civil War mass graves
The creator of a DNA bank to find the disappeared said that even the possibility of historical memory policies being in danger is “an attack on democracy”
New measures against pollution to be implemented in Barcelona on Friday
Traffic to be restricted in the city and surrounding metropolitan area on days of high contamination
Pritzker-winning architects to look at ‘next 30 years of career’ in Venice
RCR Arquitectes are to design the Catalan pavilion in the 2018 biennale
A Girona hospital introduces innovative method in treatment of lung cancer
Installation of state-of-the-art equipment marks huge leap forward for Trueta Hospital and whole Girona region
Forensic surgeon begins examining those injured on referendum day
This is the first step in investigating the police action from October 1 following complaints filed by sixty voluntary lawyers
Catalan actor summoned to appear in court after imitating Spanish Royal family members
‘I will never give up my freedom of speech,’ says the actor
Spain ‘hid’ information over Barcelona attacks main suspect, Ripoll council claims
Council of town where suspected terrorists lived asks Madrid to “assume responsibilities”
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