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  • 'It's time to talk,' EU tells Spain amid Catalan referendum

    'It's time to talk,' EU tells Spain amid Catalan referendum

    Oct 05, 2017 02:42

    The European Union has once again urged the Spanish government and Catalonia’s authorities to talk to find a resolution to Spain’s standoff over the Catalan independence referendum.

  • About 700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia

    About 700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia

    Oct 04, 2017 09:06

    Nearly 700,000 people in Catalonia have marched through the streets of Barcelona to protest police brutality during a banned independence referendum and Madrid’s policies toward the already-autonomous Spanish region.

  • 700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia

    700,000 protest Spanish crackdown in Catalonia

    Oct 04, 2017 07:50

    Nearly 700,000 people in Catalonia have marched through the streets of Barcelona to protest police brutality during a banned independence referendum and Madrid’s policies toward the already-autonomous Spanish region.

  • Catalonia: 90% vote ‘yes’ to become an independent state

    Catalonia: 90% vote ‘yes’ to become an independent state

    Oct 02, 2017 04:15

    Catalonia's regional government has announced that 90 percent of those who participated in an independence referendum banned by Spain’s central government choose to be separated from the country.

  • Pro-independence Catalans hold large rally ahead of referendum

    Pro-independence Catalans hold large rally ahead of referendum

    Sep 30, 2017 08:04

    Tens of thousands of secessionist Catalans have taken to the streets in Barcelona to promote the ‘Yes’ campaign in their final rally ahead of the controversial referendum on independence from mainland Spain.

  • Catalonia says polling stations ready for contested vote

    Catalonia says polling stations ready for contested vote

    Sep 30, 2017 01:45

    With two days left until an independence referendum in Catalonia opposed by Madrid, Catalan leaders said Friday they have over 2,000 polling stations ready despite a crackdown on their preparations for the vote.

  • Catalan FM calls on EU to stop Spain's crackdown

    Catalan FM calls on EU to stop Spain's crackdown

    Sep 28, 2017 10:54

    Catalonia's foreign affairs minister has appealed to the European Union to support the region's independence bid which Spain’s government is trying to stop.

  • Spain to deploy more police forces to prevent Catalan vote

    Spain to deploy more police forces to prevent Catalan vote

    Sep 27, 2017 10:20

    The Spanish government will deploy extra police forces at any polling stations that authorities in Catalonia manage to set up in Spain’s autonomous region to prevent people from voting in a banned independence referendum.

  • Hundreds protest amid Spain crackdown on Catalan vote

    Hundreds protest amid Spain crackdown on Catalan vote

    Sep 22, 2017 11:19

    Hundreds of pro-independence supporters in Catalonia are protesting outside a courthouse to demand the release of regional government officials arrested in a crackdown by Spanish authorities over a planned secession referendum.

  • Scottish people, first minister back Catalonia vote

    Scottish people, first minister back Catalonia vote

    Sep 22, 2017 11:19

    People in Scotland have taken to the streets to show their support for Catalonia’s independence referendum due to be held in early October, hours after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticized the Spanish government for cracking down on the vote organizers.