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Protests in Barcelona as Catalan activists remanded
Feb 02, 2019 02:41Protesters in Barcelona on Friday voiced their opposition against the transfer of nine politicians and activists from jails in Catalonia to Madrid, ahead of a high-stakes trial for their roles in Catalonia's attempt to secede from Spain.
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Spain: Catalan separatist leaders moved to Madrid for trial
Feb 01, 2019 16:22Jailed Catalan politician Raul Romeva hopes the upcoming trial of separatist leaders at the Supreme Court in Madrid will refocus attention on the region's push for independence from Spain.
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Protests in Portugal and Catalonia met with police repression
Dec 28, 2018 06:42Thousands of police were mobilized in Portugal and Catalonia to repress protests spanning the Iberian Peninsula. The scale of the repression is dictated by rising concerns in ruling circles at a wave of industrial militancy and social discontent.
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Catalans block roads to protest Spanish cabinet meeting
Dec 21, 2018 08:54Catalan pro-independence groups blocked roads in the region on Friday to protest a planned cabinet meeting in Barcelona chaired by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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Spanish PM, pro-secession leader agree to find solution to Catalonia crisis
Dec 21, 2018 03:51Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the regional leader of Catalonia agreed Thursday to find a solution to the political crisis that has been festering since a failed secession attempt by the region last year.
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Spain: Nine jailed Catalan separatists call for ‘peaceful protest’
Dec 20, 2018 15:54Nine Catalan separatists, who have been jailed awaiting trial for rebellion, have called for a “peaceful protest” during an upcoming cabinet meeting.
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Spain: Far-right party wins seats in regional parliament
Dec 03, 2018 05:23A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, results in Andalusia's election showed.
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Thousands demonstrate in Madrid for Spanish unity
Dec 02, 2018 06:04Thousands of people waving Spanish flags gathered in Madrid on Saturday, December 1, for a protest in support of national unity and against Catalonia's ongoing campaign to split from Spain.
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Spain: Strikes in Catalonia against separatist government's social policies
Nov 30, 2018 02:26Doctors, nurses, students, teachers and civil servants went on strike in Catalonia Thursday, asking the Spanish region's government to end spending cuts imposed during the crisis after years of seeking independence.
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Spain warns of no EU summit on Brexit without deal on Gibraltar
Nov 24, 2018 04:36Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Friday there would "very probably" be no European Council summit to approve Britain's exit from the EU on Sunday if the issue of Gibraltar is not first resolved.