Electoral board files sanction proceedings against Catalan public radio
The electoral body argues that two editorials don’t’ comply with principles of informative neutrality and diversity
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Man on Spanish tank threatens Puigdemont
Spanish Defense ministry brands viral video as “vandalism”
Jailed civic leader asks to attend campaign events
Together for Catalonia candidate requests permission from Supreme Court to take part in run-up to election
45,000 people attend demonstration in Brussels, according to Belgian police figures
Original route changed due to large influx of protesters
Demonstration in Brussels to reject imprisonments underway
The Belgian police expects more than 20,000 people in the Catalan rally
Thousands expected to attend pro-independence rally in Brussels
We answer all your questions about tomorrow's protest in the Belgian capital
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”
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”
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