Catalonia independence news
Get the news and reports from Catalonia, Spain. Catalonia has been seeking independence from Spain for several decades. Get the history and cultural news on Catalonia, as well as important information about the background of the conflict between Catalonia and the central government of Spain in Madrid. On October 27, 2017, 90 percent of Catalans who voted in a referendum chose independence. The Spanish government fails to recognize the ballot’s legality. Visit RT.com to read the news on the referendum and the events followed the vote.
- Tens of thousands rally in Barcelona to back independence on Catalan holiday (PHOTOS)
Massive crowds gathered in Barcelona to mark the Catalan national holiday and to demand independence from Spain, in a vocal message from the separatist movement, whose leadership has mostly been jailed by Madrid for “rebellion.”Sep 11, 2019 20:48World News - Spain wants to ‘behead’ Catalonia’s peaceful independence movement, says jailed separatist leaderA prominent Catalan separatist leader has said that his trial for sedition is part of Spain’s efforts to quash the region’s secessionist movement. His warning comes as Catalans gear up for an annual pro-independence march.Sep 11, 2019 06:22World News
- Catalan independence leader Puigdemont denied visa by Canadian governmentThe former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has been denied a visa by the Canadian government after he was invited to speak in the country by Quebec separatists.Apr 29, 2019 17:20World News
- Catalan indies, Steve Bannon proteges: Spanish centrist parties pick allies in fragmented electionsSpain goes to the polls on April 28 for the country’s third general election in four years. Spanish politics has splintered in recent years, with the country’s two establishment parties now vying with fringe groups for power.Apr 27, 2019 17:48World News
- Spain launches disobedience probe into Catalan leader over pro-independence symbolsProsecutors in north-eastern Spain have launched an investigation into Catalan leader, Quim Torra, for his apparent failure to remove pro-independence symbols from government buildings in the region.Mar 27, 2019 12:58World News
- Dramatic VIDEO shows police clashing with protesters at Barcelona subway stationAmid a wider protest in Catalonia on Thursday, a metro station in Barcelona became the scene of intensive confrontation between pro-independence activists and Spanish police.Feb 21, 2019 19:46World News
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