100 days in prison
Catalan leaders Oriol Junqueras and Joaquim Forn have been denied bail as judge argues they still keep plans for an independent Catalonia
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Jailed minister’s wife claims incarcerated leaders are ‘hostages’
“Maybe they are being held until there is no one left who thinks like them,” she says in an interview with the Catalan News Agency
Jailed pro-independence minister kept in jail
Judge leaves him behind bars for risk of repeat offense, although he stepped down as MP last month
Catalan leaders' imprisonment 'unique situation in Europe,' says MEP
Renate Weber, former ad hoc judge for the Human Rights Court, urges Spain to negotiate with pro-independence parties
Yellow ribbons and October 1 ballot box placed outside European Commission in symbolic protest
On Saturday night, pro-independence activists also tied an ‘estelada’ flag outside the EU building
Imprisonment of Catalan leaders ‘unique situation in Europe,’ says former ad hoc judge for Human Rights court
MEP Renate Weber urges Spain to negotiate with pro-independence parties, stating that judicial means won’t necessarily solve political problems
Jailed Catalan leaders give up on unilateral path to independence
Grassroots leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, as well as minister Joaquim Forn, appeared before the Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday
Hearing to decide on Catalan pro-independence leaders' incarceration underway
Former ANC president Jordi Sànchez tells judge he does not back unilateral independence
Pro-independence Catalan leaders to testify in court
Spanish Supreme Court will decide on their release, but most likely outcome is continued imprisonment
‘We will defend Catalan democracy,’ writes Jordi Sànchez from prison
The incarcerated pro-independence leader tweets that him and his fellow MPs will “hold high the torch of European values”
Junqueras’ freedom on Thursday ‘not very probable,’ says Esquerra Republicana
The spokesperson for the pro-independence party says decisions about the incarcerated officials are “political and not judicial”
Controversy over alleged CIA warning of Barcelona attacks
Catalan government denies receiving alerts by US intelligence agency
Barcelona to strengthen security in key areas
Meeting of Local Security Board decides to increase police presence in the city while mayor announces permanent memorial to attack victims on La Rambla
Third person arrested in relation to Barcelona attack
Death toll increases to 14 after one person confirmed dead in a second terrorist incident in Southern Catalonia
Barcelona starts European Volunteering Capital term by announcing 30 events
On Monday, Barcelona launched its term as first European Volunteering Capital, which will feature more than 30 events spread throughout the year, combining activities created especially for the occasion and traditional celebrations. Among the most noteworthy are the promotion of volunteering in schools and the creation of a mobile app connecting volunteers and organisations in need. The Catalan Minister for Social Welfare and Family, Neus Munté, and the Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, Joaquim Forn, stressed that volunteering has always been one of the defining features of the city. Furthermore, Munté announced that the Catalan Government had already completed the drafts for a future volunteering law and action plan.