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Protesters in Barcelona throw stones at Law Enforcement
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): People protesting over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona threw stones at police on Saturday, Mossos d'Esquadra, the police force of Catalonia, said.
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Catalonia to hold early parliamentary election amid COVID-19 situation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Barcelona [Catalonia], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Spain's autonomous community of Catalonia will hold a snap parliamentary election on Sunday despite the tense COVID-19 situation in the region.
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Germany's Robert Koch Institute designates 3 Spanish regions as COVID-19 h
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's agency for the pandemic monitoring and control, included on Friday the Spanish regions of Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre on its list of international high-risk travel destinations with the unfavourable epidemiologic
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French police detain 13 people ahead of strike against pension reform
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bordeaux [France], Dec 08 (Sputnik/ANI): The French police have detained 13 people ahead of a strike against widely unpopular pension reform in the city of Bordeaux, the French BFMTV broadcaster said on Saturday, citing a police source.
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Spain votes in fourth general elections in 4 years
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Nov 10 (ANI): Voters in Spain have returned to the polls on Sunday for a fourth general election in as many years in an ongoing quest for a stable government.
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Spain: Over 200 people detained since start of protests in Catalonia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 20 (Sputnik/ANI): Almost 200 people were detained since the beginning of violent pro-independence protests in Catalonia, Spanish Acting Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Sunday.
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More than dozen detained in Catalonia during overnight protests
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Catalonia], Oct 20 (Sputnik/ANI): Overnight protests across Catalonia left 13 people detained and four security officers injured, a Sputnik reported on Sunday.
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Catalan leader urges Spain to immediately start negotiations amid ongoing
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Catalan President Quim Torra on Saturday urged the Spanish authorities to immediately engage in negotiations amid ongoing violent protests across the autonomous region of Catalonia.
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More than 50 people detained in Catalonia unrest in last 24 hours: Authori
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Catalonia], Oct 19 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 50 people were detained in the last 24 hours across the Catalonia autonomous region of Spain as the general strike grew into public unrest and clashes with police, the local law enforcement said on Saturday.
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Catalan protests: Police detain 20 people during demonstration
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 17 (ANI): As many as 20 people were detained during the Wednesday protests in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia, police said on Thursday.
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Spain all set for snap polls on April 28
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Apr 26 (ANI): Spain is all set to vote on Sunday, April 28, for the 2019 general elections - the third to be held in the last four years.
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Exiled Ex-Catalan chief Carles Puigdemont to run for EU elections
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): Carles Puigdemont, former Catalan leader, who is currently in self-exile here, announced on Sunday that he will be contesting in the European elections scheduled for May 26
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