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Spanish judges say Catalan amnesty could help PM Sanchez but imperil rule of law

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont walks with Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz, Jaume Asens, former Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and Catalan MEP Antoni Comin, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on 4th September, 2023

Madrid, Spain Reuters Spanish judges have waded into a row over a possible amnesty for Catalonian separatists in return for their support for a new Socialist-led government, arguing that it serves the interests of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez but not the country.  The amnesty law has been proposed by Sanchez, who is trying to […]

Tens of thousands protest against possible Catalan amnesty deal

Unionist supporters protest against amnesty of separatist leaders and activists involved in the 2017 failed independence drive at Passeig de Gracia in Barcelona, Spain, on 8th October, 2023

Barcelona, Spain Reuters Waving Spanish and Catalan flags, tens of thousands of people marched through Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a potential amnesty deal which Spain’s Socialists must strike over Catalonia’s 2017 separatist bid if they want to form a government. The protest, organised by the anti-separatist organisation Societat Civil Catalana, took place five […]

Thousands of Catalans rally for independence in Barcelona

Spain Barcelona Catalan protest

Barcelona, Spain Reuters Thousands of Catalans chanted, sang and waved flags as they marched through Barcelona on Saturday, calling for the region’s independence from Spain.  The march, organised by the grassroots Assemblea Nacional Catalana, was the first since Spain’s government pardoned nine Catalan separatist leaders who had been jailed for their role in a 2017 […]