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African migrant death sparks violent protest in Madrid
Mar 16, 2018 15:55The death of an African immigrant led to a violent protest in central Madrid late on Thursday night, leaving at least 20 people injured, emergency services said.
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Spanish police raid Catalan govt. premises, arrest regional official
Mar 15, 2018 11:26Spanish police searched the seat of the Catalan regional government in Barcelona on Thursday as part of an investigation into how last year's banned independence referendum was funded.
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Catalan legislature searching for new figure to lead region
Mar 05, 2018 15:12The parliament in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia has officially started consulting major separatist parties to name a leader to replace former president Carles Puigdemont.
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Iran, Spain pledge cooperation on solving Mideast issues
Feb 21, 2018 11:07A senior Iranian official has underlined the need for global cooperation to tackle the conflicts gripping the Middle East, stressing that people in the region should determine their own future free from any foreign meddling.
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Thousands of Catalans call for release of jailed independence leaders
Feb 17, 2018 09:23Thousands of protesters have marched in Catalonia’s main city of Barcelona, calling on Spain’s central government to release the pro-independence leaders of the autonomous region.
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Three jailed Catalan leaders appeal to UN panel over 'unlawful' imprisonment
Feb 01, 2018 12:17Three jailed leaders of Spain’s Catalonia region have appealed against their sentences to a United Nations panel.
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Venezuela expels Spanish ambassador in retaliation for EU sanctions
Jan 26, 2018 09:49Venezuela says it is expelling Spain’s ambassador following a move by Madrid and other European Union countries to impose sanctions on Venezuelan officials over alleged human rights violations.
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Spain moves to block Puigdemont's election as Catalonia leader
Jan 25, 2018 12:56Spain said Thursday it plans to challenge Carles Puigdemont's attempt to make a comeback as Catalan leader in court as he is wanted for his role in the region's failed independence drive.
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Spain seeks new arrest warrant as Catalonia’s former leader lands in Denmark
Jan 22, 2018 10:55Spain’s prosecutor sought on Monday to reactivate a European arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont, as the former Catalan leader landed in Denmark for his first trip away from Belgium in three months of self-imposed exile.
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Spain seeks ex-Catalan leader arrested over Denmark trip plan
Jan 21, 2018 15:41Spanish authorities have announced that they would reinstate an international arrest warrant request for former Catalonia president Carles Puigdemont if he decides to travel from Belgium, where he is in self-imposed exile, to Denmark for the purpose of attending an academic meeting.