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Spain charges Catalan leaders

MADRID — Spain’s criminal case against Catalan leaders over the region’s independence push reached the next stage Friday — but two Spanish legal bodies have different ideas about what charges they ... read more

Jailed Catalan separatist leader predicts new referendum

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A Catalan separatist ... prisoners”. Catalonia unilaterally declared independence in 2017 following a referendum that was not authorised by Spanish courts. The Spanish ... read more

Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy

Spain’s High Court sent the leaders of Catalonia’s two biggest separatist civil organizations to prison. Puigdemont insisted that the referendum on October 1 had provided a “mandate” to break with ... read more

Catalan separatists threaten to derail Spain's budget which could lead to new elections

Catalan separatist parties are threatening to upend the Spanish government's 2019 budget proposal. The move could potentially prompt snap elections in the country. Catalan separatist leaders are ... read more

Jailed Catalan Separatists Let Out For Parliamentary Hearing

The sentencing of nine Catalan separatist leaders sparked a wave of mass protests across this wealthy northeastern region of Spain ... government, which enjoys broad powers, particularly in prison ... read more

Jailed Catalan separatist leader predicts new referendum

BARCELONA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A Catalan separatist ... and "Freedom for political prisoners". Catalonia unilaterally declared independence in 2017 following a referendum that was not authorised by ... read more

Jailed Catalan separatist leader predicts new referendum

BARCELONA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A Catalan separatist leader briefly released from prison to testify ... that was not authorised by Spanish courts. The Spanish government responded by taking control ... read more