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Tag: Catalan
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Spain to pardon jailed Catalan separatist leaders
The nine Catalan politicians all received long prison sentences of between nine and 13 years for sedition
June 22, 2021 -
Former Catalan leader seeks bail after two months in prison
Former Catalan deputy leader Oriol Junqueras, who is also the leader of the pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC), appeared in the Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday to appeal against the decision to maintain him in preventive custody without bail. Junqueras was sent to prison on November 2, facing charges of sedition, rebellion and misuse of public...
January 5, 2018 -
Thousands of Catalan independence supporters rally in Brussels
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday to show their support for Catalan independence, weeks ahead of a regional election that would see it regaining autonomy from the Spanish government. By the time the demonstration was underway, the Brussels police said 45,000 people clad in the yellow, red and...
December 7, 2017 -
La Liga: Barcelona roll on calmly amidst Catalan chaos
Barcelona had failed to win four of their last six games against Malaga.
October 22, 2017 -
Catalan police chief probed for alleged ‘sedition’
A Spanish judge placed Catalonia’s regional police chief under investigation for alleged sedition, a court spokesman said today, after the force was accused of failing to rein in pro-independence protesters. The National Court in Madrid summoned Josep Luis Trapero and three other suspects to a hearing on Friday, said the spokesman, who asked not to...
October 4, 2017 -
Catalan independence vote begins, Spanish police seize ballot papers
Catalonia’s disputed independence vote has quickly descended into chaos on Sunday as Spanish national police entered polling stations, seizing ballot boxes and voting papers, the media reported. In the town of Girona, where the regional President Carles Puigdemont was due to vote, the police smashed their way into a polling station by breaking a glass...
October 1, 2017
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