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.
- RT Exclusive Political prisoners must ‘be free tonight’, we won’t negotiate release with Madrid – Catalan leader
Catalonian government head Quim Torra told RT’s Alex Salmond that he is ready to negotiate with Madrid on the status of the province, but that the release of those jailed for organizing a secession referendum is “non-negotiable.”World News - Car mows down crosses erected in support of jailed, exiled Catalan independence leaders (VIDEO)
A car plowing through a public square in Spain and running down hundreds of yellow crosses at high speed, has been caught on video. The crosses were set up in solidarity with jailed and exiled Catalan pro-independence leaders.World News - Black Friday: Spanish public broadcaster employees mourn the death of independent news
For the third week in a row, journalists at the Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE wore black on Friday to protest PM Mariano Rajoy's party meddling in their news coverage, which they fear damages the channel's credibility.World News - Spanish Supreme court upholds rebellion, corruption charges against Puigdemont, former cabinetSpanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena has confirmed in a new judicial order that charges of rebellion, misuse of public resources and civil disobedience against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and 24 members of his cabinet would be...Newsline
- EU slams police 'violence' at Russian rally, yet sides with authorities in Catalonia crackdown
The EU has released a statement condemning police "violence" at an unauthorized opposition rally in Russia. Seven months earlier, Brussels took a different view on brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in Catalonia.World News - Hundreds of thousands demand release of independence leaders in Barcelona
More than 300,000 took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to demand that the Spanish government in Madrid release the Catalan independence movement leaders that are being held in detention ahead of the trial.World News
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