Infrastructures blocked in strike against imprisonment of Catalan leaders
As main unions in the country did not back the strike, most companies and shops opened as usual
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As main unions in the country did not back the strike, most companies and shops opened as usual
Court in northern Catalan town maintains case against schools accused of promoting hatred during classroom debate on October 1 referendum
Unions, civic organizations and political parties sign up to stoppage demanding release of imprisoned Catalan officials
Deposed vice president Oriol Junqueras publishes op-ed from prison on Madrid condemning the violence
Train delays at peak hours begin a week of actions
Professors in La Seu d'Urgell discussed the October 1 referendum with students
Pots-and-pans protests and road cuts are first reactions to the court’s decision to jail eight deposed Catalan ministers
This is the third work stoppage since the October 1 referendum, as workers briefly take to the streets to express their indignity
‘Puigdemont, to prison,’ among the chants heard in the demonstration
Tens of thousands gather in the Catalan capital center to reject declaration of independence
Citizens circle the Catalan chamber amid fears that Spanish police could break in to stop the independence declaration
The demonstrations rejected the possibility of snap elections, denounced implementation of Article 155, and demanded the release of the imprisoned civil society leaders
Off-duty and drunk, they mistook the Italian waiters for Catalans, demanding that they speak in Spanish before threatening violence
Comment saying people should "keep an eye on their girlfriends" as they "could get pregnant" by "handsome" officers deployed in Catalonia condemned by users and politicians
Protesters denounced the incarceration of civil society leaders as well as the Spanish government’s new measures to strip Catalonia of its self-rule
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