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Protest as Catalonia independence leaders jailed
A Spanish judge's decision to jail the leaders of two Catalan grassroots groups was on Monday met with a chorus of banging pots and pans, honking car horns and clapping in the streets of Barcelona.
The groups, the Catalan...
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Pro Spanish unity march in Barcelona as deadline looms
A thousand pro-Spanish unity demonstrators marched in Barcelona on Wednesday, hours before the end of a deadline that could significantly deepen the country's political crisis.
Media have speculated the Spanish government...
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Protesters gather outside Barcelona's main police headquarters
Hundreds of supporters of Catalan independence gathered outside the main police headquarters in Barcelona on Saturday to express their disapproval of central government plans to sack Catalonia's leaders.
Hundreds of...
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Puigdemont and cabinet meet to discuss current political situation
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont held a meeting with his cabinet on Tuesday ahead of a looming vote to suspend his region's autonomy
The meeting took palce as a prominent Catalan business group called for an early...
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Pro-independence rally outside Catalonia govt buildings
Hundreds of people gathered in front of Catalonia's government building in Barcelona on Thursday where Regional President Carles Puigdemont was expected to make a televised address which was later cancelled.
Local media had...
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Spanish national police prevent Catalan police documents from being destroyed
Spanish National Police on Thursday blocked off a recycling plant on the outskirts of Barcelona to prevent the routine destruction of papers and documents by the Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia's regional police force.
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Pro-independence protest outside Catalan parliament
Pro-independence demonstrators gathered in Barcelona on Friday as the Catalan regional parliament was to resume debating its response to the Spanish government's plans to strip away its powers.
Meanwhile, in Madrid, Spain's...
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Catalan mayors show support for secession vote
Several hundred Catalan town mayors have joined in a chant for "Independence!" inside Catalonia's regional parliament building.
The show of support for secession comes hours before the Catalan parliament is expected to vote...
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Catalan MPs on parliament steps after independence vote
MP's of the Catalan Parliament gathered on a staircase inside the regional parliament building after passing a motion saying they are establishing an independent Catalan Republic.
Separatist lawmakers erupted in applause...
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Catalan separatists shrug off Spain's power play
In a square outside the government palace in Barcelona, an announcer told the crowd on Friday evening that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is firing Catalonia's regional government, dissolving its parliament and calling for a new...
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Fireworks at pro independence rally in Barcelona
Fireworks erupted in Barcelona's Sant Jaume Square on Friday as thousands celebrated Catalonia's independence declaration.
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Unionists face off against Mossos police officers near Generalitat
Pro-union protesters faced off against officers from the regional police force - the Mossos D'Esquadra - near the seat of the regional government in central Barcelona on Sunday, as a day of demonstrations against the declaration of...
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Police at Palau de Generalitat in Barcelona
Catalonian police were seen entering government buildings in Barcelona on Monday morning, as the region faced into its first work week since Spain's central government overturned an independence declaration by firing the region's elected...
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Journalists wait for ousted VP at economy ministry in Barcelona
Catalonia's civil servants face their first full work week since Spain's central government overturned an independence declaration by firing the region's elected leaders.
All eyes will be on whether the transfer of power...
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Motorcyclists stage Spanish unity demo near Barcelona police HQ
About 150 people on motorbikes and in cars held a unity rally in the streets of Barcelona , waving Spanish and official Catalan flags.
The demonstrators honked their horns to show solidarity with Spain's national police and...
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Separatist Catalans protest outside region's governing body
Catalan separatists on Thursday gathered outside the regional government building to defy central authorities in Madrid.
Spain's National Court was questioning ousted Catalan government members on Thursday in an...
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Pro Catalan independence rally in Barcelona
Hundreds lined the streets of Barcelona on Friday evening demanding freedom for imprisoned Catalan politicians.
Eight former Catalan government members are in jail and face sentences that could keep them behind bars for up...
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Spanish PM Rajoy arrives for key speech in Barcelona
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday arrived in Barcelona ahead of a speech in which he is expected to announce Catalan People Party candidates for regional elections.
Spain's government called for elections to be...
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Police beat pro-independence demonstrators in Barcelona
Police beat Catalan separatists with batons in downtown Barcelona on Saturday after they gathered to protest against a march by Spanish police demanding better pay.
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Pro-Catalan independence demonstrators and police in stand-off
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Tension in Barcelona as protesters mark Catalan vote anniversary
Tensions rose between police and protesters in Barcelona on Monday evening after supporters of Catalonian secession from Spain marched in large numbers to mark the anniversary of a referendum that was part of a thwarted bid for...
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Tension in Barcelona as protesters mark Catalan vote anniversary
Tensions rose between police and protesters in Barcelona on Monday evening after supporters of Catalonian secession from Spain marched in large numbers to mark the anniversary of a referendum that was part of a thwarted bid for...
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March marking anniversary of Catalonia independence vote.
Pro-independence supporters took to the streets of downtown Barcelona on Monday afternoon in further rallies to mark the anniversary of an independence referendum in Catalonia that was banned by Spanish authorities.
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Pro-Catalan independence protesters block Barcelona stock exchange
Hundreds of pro-independence demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Barcelona Stock Exchange on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the independence referendum in Catalonia that was banned by Spanish authorities.