A night of pro-independence protests in Barcelona.
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Pedro Sánchez is offering Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont amnesty for his role in illegal independence referendums in 2014 and 2017.
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The questions raised by the region’s failed bid for independence remain unanswered. And key figures remain in prison.
A protest on March 25 in Catalonia against the arrest of Carles Puigdemont.
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The former president of Catalonia is in a German prison, awaiting possible extradition to Spain where he faces charges of rebellion.
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After the most recent elections, Catalonia’s secessionist coalition is free to form a government. But their president is still exiled in Belgium.
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The single biggest party was anti-independence but together, the pro-independence bloc is stronger.
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is in a quandary.
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Barcelona has become the test case for separatists Europe over.
Catalonia’s deposed president fled to Belgium after the charges against him were revealed.
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After declaring independence, regional leaders stand accused of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement. But what does that mean?
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An ousted leader, a divided electorate and the risk of further violence pile on the tension ahead of the December vote.
One side of the argument.
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Move by the senate in Madrid came just after the Catalan parliament voted for independence.
Now what?
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After threatening to declare independence, Carles Puigdemont has stepped back from the brink. But that has caused confusion.
Spanish National Police block people trying to reach a polling station in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 1. Catalan leaders accused Spanish police of brutality and repression.
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The European Union is quick to condemn countries like Venezuela and Turkey when they engage in anti-democratic tactics. So why is it so silent on Spain’s treatment of the Catalan?