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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain in recent weeks to protest against the pledge of an amnesty for Catalan separatists in return for their votes for a new socialist government. But in the Catalan capital Barcelona, street graffiti and placards about the war in Gaza have been much more ubiquitous in than any new referencing of the amnesty or independence. The region's separatist parties see the amnesty as a foot in the door to press further their goals for self-de...

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain in recent weeks to protest against the pledge of an am...

A CATALAN MEP has called for a moratorium on the use of a controversial spyware program that was allegedly used to target the…

A former Catalan MP has been jailed for four months after refusing to answer questions from a far-right party during a trial…

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug 31 (EFE).- The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled Wednesday that Spain violated the rights of former members of the Catalan government and regional parliament when Madrid suspended them from their public duties before they were convicted in 2019 for organizing and participating in an independence referendum two years earlier. The UN …

Spains Court of Auditors vs Catalan independence Last week, the Spanish Court of Auditors demanded €5.4m from 34 Catalans associated with the independence "process" (Photo: Assemblea.cat) Barcelona, Today, 07:03 Only days after what some considered to be a step towards concord between the Spanish government and pro-independence Catalans, ex-Catalan politicians and their associates tied to the independence movement have been charged millions of euros for the misuse of public funds. Last week,...

EFEMadrid Líderes del "procés" deberán abonar 5,4 millones por promover el 1-O con Diplocat El ex conseller, Francesc Homs a su llegada al Tribunal de Cuentas en Madrid este martes. EFE/Emilio Naranjo El ex conseller, Francesc Homs (c) a su llegada al Tribunal de Cuentas en Madrid este martes. EFE/Emilio Naranjo El abogado del expresidente catalán Carles Puigdemont, Gonzalo Boye a su llegada al Tribunal de Cuentas en Madrid este martes. EFE/Emilio Naranjo Varias decenas ...

Home / Europe / Let’s talk, says Spain, as jailed Catalan separatists are pardoned Let’s talk, says Spain, as jailed Catalan separatists are pardonedEurope 2021-06-23, by Editor Comments Off 0 MADRID, June 22 (Reuters) – Spain on Tuesday pardoned all nine separatist leaders jailed for their role in Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid in a gesture the government hopes will foster dialogue to keep the region part of Spain, ...

Catalan separatists pardoned by Spanish PM looking for reconciliation Nine Catalonian separatists have been pardoned by Spains prime minister. © Reuters Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he wants the pardons to lead to reconciliation The group had been jailed for their role in the failed Catalonian independence bid of 2017 but what was left of their prison sentences has now been wiped. © Reuters A yellow ribbon was hanging next to a Catalan separatist flag in Barcelona on Tuesday They are...

SPEAKER of the Catalan Parliament Roger Torrent has been charged with the crime of disobedience for allowing MPs to vote for self-determination and against the Spanish monarchy two years ago. The charges alleged that he, and three members of the chamber’s bureau, disobeyed Spain’s Constitutional Court (TC) by passing the motions in November 2019, which were supported by pro-independence parties who held a majority in the parliament. One of the motions said: “Parliament reiterates an...