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Published time: 9 Nov, 2017 22:16 Edited time: 9 Nov, 2017 22:27 Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered that Catalan parliamentary speaker, Carme Forcadell, be released on bail of €150,000 ($ 174,615) pending an investigation into her role in Catalonia’s referendum, Reuters report citing a court source. Four other lawmakers would also be released once they […]
Published time: 31 Oct, 2017 18:39 The deposed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, along with over a dozen members of his government, have been ordered to appear in Spain’s National Court in Madrid for interrogation, AP reports. The politicians from Catalonia’s regional parliament, dismissed by the central government following a declaration of independence, have been summoned […]
After declaring Catalonia’s independence last week, sacked leader Carles Puigdemont has turned up in Belgium. Spain sacked the Catalan government on Friday and has since announced charges of rebellion against Puigdemont and 13 of his colleagues. Puigdemont previously declared “I am not afraid” of being arrested for organizing Catalonia’s banned independence referendum. Now that he is in […]
Published time: 29 Oct, 2017 11:01 It is “not unrealistic” to grant dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont political asylum in Belgium if he applies, Belgian Immigration Minister Theo Francken said on Sunday, amid a simmering dispute over Catalonian independence. “It is not unrealistic if you look at the situation,” Francken told Belgian broadcaster VTM, as […]
Catalan police chief, Josep Lluis Trapero, has officially resigned after the government in Madrid ordered his dismissal. In a two-page resignation letter, the commander urged his colleagues to show loyalty to the new Madrid-appointed chief of the Mossos d’Esquadra. On Friday, the Spanish government invoked Article 155 of its constitution, suspending the Catalan government and […]
Published time: 28 Oct, 2017 12:41 Edited time: 28 Oct, 2017 13:23 Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who was fired by the Spanish government over the region’s declaration of independence, has called on the people to non-violently resist Madrid’s takeover bid. In a televised address on Saturday, Puigdemont said Madrid’s decision to suspend the autonomy of […]
Published time: 23 Oct, 2017 06:58 Edited time: 23 Oct, 2017 07:04 © Enrique Calvo / Reuters Catalan authorities will not follow orders from Madrid, but will only listen to the will of the Catalan people, Catalonia’s Foreign Affairs spokesman told BBC Radio. Let’s block ads! (Why?) RT – Daily news
Published time: 21 Oct, 2017 19:05 Edited time: 21 Oct, 2017 19:14 Catalan President Carles Puigemont has slammed Madrid’s decision to impose direct rule on Barcelona and dissolve the regional parliament as the “worst attack” on Catalonia since the dictatorship of General Franco. Demo in Barcelona following govt’s decision to impose direct rule on Catalonia […]
Published time: 19 Oct, 2017 08:06 Edited time: 19 Oct, 2017 08:31 President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont says the region will push for independence if repression and lack of dialogue remain. At the same time the regional leader said that the holding back of an independence declaration is still in force. “If the government continues […]
Published time: 18 Oct, 2017 19:32 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dedicated his team’s UEFA Champions League win over Italy’s Napoli to two jailed Catalan independence activists. The English Premier League club recorded a 2-1 home win against their Champions League Group F rivals on Tuesday, thanks to first-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel […]
