Tag: Catalonia

Spain is banalizing real social threats, like terrorism and hate, to criminalize the Catalan secessionist movement.

Spanish Court Expands Probe of Catalan Separatist Leaders

2017/12/22

Spain's Supreme Court widened its probe into Catalan separatists over their independence drive to include six more politicians

Catalan Separatists Win Absolute Parliamentary Majority

2017/12/21

Catalan separatists won a crucial snap poll Thursday, plunging their region into further uncertainty after a failed independence bid rattled ...

A voter casts a ballot in the Catalan independence referendum

Catalans Vote in Bid to Solve Independence Crisis

2017/12/21

Catalans began voting Thursday in an election that could mark a turning point for the region, just months after a ...

Belgium Ends Extradition Case Against Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/12/14

A Belgian court closed extradition proceedings against deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont after Spain dropped the European arrest warrant against ...

Spain’s Supreme Court Orders 2 Former Catalan Officials Held in Jail

2017/12/04

Spain's supreme court on Monday ordered six former Catalan government officials released on bail but remanded two, the former deputy ...

Catalonia VS. Kosovo: How Different Are the Cases?

by Alida Karakushi

2017/11/23

The Catalan independence vote did not affect only the region itself, it stirred up controversy in Serbia, which has had ...

Catalan Ex-leader Says Independence Not Only Solution to Crisis

2017/11/13

Carles Puigdemont said there could be solutions to Spain's political crisis other than independence for the Catalan region.

Catalan parliament speaker Carme Forcadell

Catalan Speaker Spends Night in Jail for Independence Drive

2017/11/10

MADRID (AFP) – The speaker of Catalonia's dismissed parliament spent the night in jail over her role in the region's ...

No Belgian ‘Crisis’ Over Deposed Catalan Leader Puigdemont: PM

2017/11/08

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Wednesday denied his government was in "crisis" over the arrival of deposed Catalan leader ...

Spain to Issue Arrest Warrant for Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/11/03

Madrid (AFP) - A judge in Madrid was set Friday to issue an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia's deposed leader ...

Spanish Prosecutor Asks for Arrest of Ousted Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/11/02

A Spanish prosecutor on Thursday requested an international arrest warrant for deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four other officials in Brussels. ...

Catalonia’s Puigdemont Says He Will Face Charges in Spain

2017/10/31

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont said on Tuesday that he and other officials from the semi-autonomous region will face up to ...

Spanish Prosecutor Calls for Sedition Charges Against Catalan Leaders

2017/10/30

Spain's public prosecutor called for sedition and embezzlement against Catalan leaders stemming from the region's declaration of independence.

Catalan Parliament Votes to Secede from Spain

2017/10/27

The Catalan parliament on Friday approved a motion to secede from Spain and establish an independent state. In a secret ...

Catalonia Riddled With Tension, Uncertainty Amid Independence Turmoil

by Marina Watson Pelaez

2017/10/16

When 47-year-old photographer Mertxe Alarcon went to her parent’s home in Tarragona to celebrate her father’s 78th birthday last week, ...

Spain Arrests 12 Officials Ahead of Catalan Independence Referendum

2017/09/20