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21Oct/17

Barcelona prepares to rally as Spanish government meets to impose direct rule

October 21, 2017Catalonia Referendum2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis, Barcelona, Carles Puigdemont, Catalan declaration of independence, Catalan independence, Catalan independence movement, Catalonia, City: Barcelona, Country: Spain, Europe, Geography of Europe, Government of Spain, Legislatures, Madrid, Mariano Rajoy, Politics, Politics of Catalonia, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Spanish constitutional crisissmbale

BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 21, 2017) (REUTERS) – Independence supporters were due to rally in the Catalan capital Barcelona on Saturday (October 21) afternoon, as the Spanish cabinet was meeting to decide how it will impose direct rule on Catalonia and thwart a drive by the autonomous region to breakaway from Spain. Continue reading →

01Oct/17

Clashes erupt outside Catalan leader’s polling station in Girona

October 1, 2017Politics79 BC, Autonomous communities of Spain, Barcelona, Carles Puigdemon, Carles Puigdemont, Catalan general strike, Catalan independence, Catalan independence movement, Catalan independence referendum, Catalonia, Cordon, Country: Spain, Europe, Geography of Europe, Girona, Legislatures, Madrid, Parliament of Catalonia, Politics of Catalonia, Puigdemont, Spain, Spanish constitutional crisis, War/Conflictsmbale

GIRONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 1, 2017) (REUTERS) – Spanish Civil Guard police in riot clashed with people gathered outside Catalan President Carles Puigdemon’s polling station in Girona on Sunday (October 1), minutes before he was due to vote in a referendum on Catalan independence from Spain.
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