Kučan states Catalonia cannot be compared to Slovenia, but has right to self-determination
Cecot’s chairman emphasises that Catalan employers have been making the same demands for twenty years: 'This is not normal! We’re in this situation because solutions haven’t been explored'
Pro-indy groups aim to hold a plenary session a day before the Spanish government’s takeover could come into effect
«By shattering its own constitution, Spain has put us in the most favourable of positions, from an international standpoint: that of the last resort remedy»
Carles Puigdemont deemed that the activation of Article 155, which will seize Catalonia's self-government, was "the worst attack" on Catalan people and institutions since the Franco dictatorship
A legal analysis by Constitutional Law professor Marcel Mateu: 'The connivance of some will be required before several of these measures can be implemented, so there is no guarantee of that'
In a climate of tension Spain stands to lose much more than Catalonia and, apparently, the penny has begun to drop
Detention and charges of sedition 'constitute excessive restrictions of their rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly,' says Amnesty
Apropos of a VilaWeb news item, Jan Skoberne remarked: 'I strongly believe that we will be among the first to recognise the new Republic'
«They are not in a legal limbo: they have already descended to the legal hell being readied by all those Spanish civil servants, a war from within the law, the enemy’s criminal law»
Candlelit demonstration in Catalonia's capital and several other marches in the country's main cities
Spain’s Foreign Minister voiced his concern to his Slovenian colleague, who replied that Slovenia hasn’t made a decision 'because Catalonia has not made an announcement yet'
The video is Òmnium’s response to the arrests of Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez
Madrid judge denies bail for Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, the leaders of Catalonia’s two main grassroots groups
Michel asks for dialogue while Paris mayor acknowledges that 'someone' asked her to act as a mediator
Interview with the interior minister of Catalonia
Interview with the Catalan Interior Minister
Members hold debate on the need for a political solution for Catalonia and some suggest international mediation
NGO Human Rights Watch has reviewed footage and photographs of the crackdown on October 1, checking the facts against accounts of witnesses and victims
«We will meet again in the streets and, once again, reality will prevail over this ridiculous arrangement that Brussels believes it has made with Madrid»
“In the coming hours —perhaps days, at most— we will find out whether Europe is prepared to stick its neck out for us or it merely wanted to avoid a declaration of independence at all costs”
Carles Puigdemont addresses Catalan Parliament but proposes putting off declaring secession to find negotiated solution
The Commissioner for Human Rights states that Spain’s police use of force was disproportionate and unnecessary
On October 1, Spanish police staged mass raids on a good deal of small villages where they knew they would encounter little resistance. Their only goal was to hurt people so that fear would spread among the population
On October 1, Spanish police staged mass raids on a good deal of small villages where they knew they would encounter little resistance. Their only goal was to hurt people so that fear would spread among the population
