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Pro-Spain protesters demand imprisonment of ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont
Dec 06, 2017 15:18Thousands of pro-unity demonstrators have marched through the streets of Barcelona demanding the return and imprisonment of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.
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Spanish court withdraws arrest warrants issued for Catalan leaders
Dec 06, 2017 03:07A judge in the Spanish Supreme Court has withdrawn European and international arrest warrants issued for leaders of an independence movement in northeastern Catalonia region.
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Belgian judge to decide on ex-Catalan leader’s extradition on December 14
Dec 04, 2017 14:26A Belgian judge will decide next week whether the ousted Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, should be sent back to Spain to face rebellion charges.
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Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont faces Belgian extradition hearing
Dec 04, 2017 08:41Axed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont faces an extradition hearing in Belgium on Monday as Spain seeks to have him sent back to face sedition charges over his region’s independence drive.
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Spain's Supreme Court to decide fate of Catalan leaders Monday
Dec 01, 2017 14:50Spain’s Supreme Court will decide on Monday whether or not to release 10 separatist leaders who were detained pending an investigation into their role in Catalonia's banned referendum on independence.
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40 injured as Spain nightclub floor collapses
Nov 27, 2017 04:06Forty people were injured after part of the floor at a packed nightclub on Spain's holiday island of Tenerife collapsed Sunday, sending revelers plunging into the basement, officials said.
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Catalonia independence bid enormous concern, a disaster: Juncker
Nov 19, 2017 14:01European Commission's president Jean-Claude Juncker has lambasted authorities in Spain’s Catalonia region for launching an independence drive, saying it deeply concerns the European Union.
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Protesters rally in Barcelona for jailed Catalan leaders
Nov 17, 2017 09:44Hundreds of people have gathered at the center of the Old City of Barcelona, in Spain, lighting up the main square with their mobile phone flashlights and glowing sticks in solidarity with the pro-secession Catalan leaders who have been imprisoned by the Spanish government.
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Spain warns EU about disinformation campaign on Catalonia
Nov 13, 2017 16:19Spanish authorities have warned European Union members about an alleged large-scale cyber-meddling campaign affecting the country’s volatile region of Catalonia.
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Catalonia’s ex-leader softens tone on secession, says other solutions possible
Nov 13, 2017 11:49Former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, who ran a controversial campaign for independence last month before going to self-imposed exile in Belgium, has softened his tone on the drive, saying he may accept a non-secessionist solution to the crisis sparked by the referendum vote.