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Thousands of students march in Barcelona over Court's ruling on Catalan le
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 17 (ANI): Thousands of students on Thursday protested on the streets of Barcelona after Spanish Supreme Court ordered prison terms for nine former Catalan officials for their role in Catalan independence movement in 2017.
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Catalan independence declaration 'wrong' : Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara, [Turkey], Oct. 28 (ANI): Terming the Catalan Parliament's decision to declare independence from Spain "wrong", Turkey's European Union Minister Omer Celik said that his country will continue to support Spain's territorial integrity.
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Spain dissolves Catalan parliament, calls for regional election
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 28 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday dissolved Catalan Parliament to impose direct ruler over it and called for a new regional election on December 21, according to media reports.
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337 injured during Catalan independence referendum vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): As many as 337 people have been injured, some seriously, after Spanish police in riot gear cracked down on voters by firing rubber bullets and stormed polling stations to confiscate ballot boxes to halt the Catalonia independence referendum.
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Tensions run high as Catalonia prepares for disputed independence vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], October 1 (ANI): Multitudes of supporters of Catalan independence maintained their standoff with the Spanish government on Saturday as they prepared to hold a fiercely disputed referendum.
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