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Barcelona protesters want release of jailed Catalan leaders
Nov 05, 2017 15:12Hundreds gathered in Barcelona's University Square on Sunday for a rally calling for the release of former Catalan leaders who are being held in Madrid on charges of sedition.
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Belgium examining arrest warrants for Spain’s Puigdemont, his deputies
Nov 05, 2017 12:17Belgian authorities are studying arrest warrants issued by Spain for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his cabinet ministers who fled to Brussels this past week after Spain launched an extraordinary crackdown to block the region's declaration of independence.
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Catalonia's Puigdemont return to Spain could take 3 months: Authorities
Nov 04, 2017 14:34Belgian authorities say it could take three months for deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his associates to be returned to Spain under a European arrest warrant.
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Students block Barcelona motorways to protest Catalan arrests
Nov 03, 2017 15:00Hundreds of students from the University of Barcelona blocked the city's central motorways including AP-7 and B-30 on Friday (3 Nov. 2017), to protest against the imprisonment of former Catalan government vice-president Oriol Junqueras and seven other former Generalitat counsellors.
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Spanish prosecutors seek jail terms for eight former Catalan leaders
Nov 02, 2017 13:36Former leaders of Catalonia’s now-defunct government face jail terms as the Spanish government seeks to assert its rule following a controversial declaration of independence in the northeastern region.
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Ousted Catalan leaders appear at court, Puigdemont doesn't
Nov 02, 2017 10:56Deposed Catalan separatist leaders have arrived at the High Court in Madrid on Thursday to face rebellion and sedition charges following a disputed independence referendum in October.
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Catalan leader not to return home soon, his lawyer says
Nov 01, 2017 14:24The leader of Spain’s Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, will not return home soon to face prosecution over his attempt to separate the region from Madrid, his lawyer says.
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Sacked Catalan leader calls for resistance to Spain’s rule
Oct 28, 2017 14:09Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who was sacked by the Spanish government over the region’s declaration of independence, has called for “democratic opposition” to Madrid.
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Spanish premier dismisses Catalan government, parliament
Oct 28, 2017 03:24Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has dismissed Catalonia’s president and parliament hours after the region declared independence from Spain.
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Catalonia parliament declares independence from Spain
Oct 27, 2017 15:27Catalonia's regional parliament has declared independence from Spain, while Madrid immediately imposed direct rule over the region.