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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.
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Catalan legislators elect separatist speaker
Jan 17, 2018 12:39Catalan lawmakers on Wednesday elected a separatist as parliamentary speaker, the first stage of a plan by pro-independence deputies to get regional leader Carles Puigdemont, in self-exile in Belgium, back into power.
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Spain’s court refuses to free jailed ex-Catalan vice president
Jan 06, 2018 05:40Spain's Supreme Court on Friday decided not to release former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras, jailed while he is investigated for rebellion and sedition over the region's independence drive.
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Spanish court reviews appeal of jailed Catalan vice-president
Jan 04, 2018 12:48Judges in Spain’s Supreme Court have begun considering an appeal of a jail sentence given to the former vice-president of Catalonia over a controversial independence drive in the region.
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Spain PM urges Catalan parliament formation in January
Dec 30, 2017 02:38Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on the new regional parliament to hold its maiden session in mid-January.
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Spanish king urges Catalonia to avoid confrontation, respect plurality
Dec 25, 2017 05:59Spain’s King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region’s diversity and avoid another confrontation over independence.