analysis

Quantifying witness exclusion in referendum trial

Of the rejected witnesses, 93% were proposed by the defense and 47% of the witnesses accepted are police officers

protest

Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona against Catalan referendum trial

Under the slogan 'Self-determination is a right, not a crime'

boycott

Cancellation of conference at European Parliament ‘damages the democratic credibility of the EU’

spanish election

Spain will remain ungovernable until a solution is found for Catalonia

Catalan Government reaction after Spanish president calls snap elections for April 28

solidarity

Peter Gabriel gives the rights of a song to the Catalan pro-independence movement

It's an initiative of the grassroots movement Catalan National Assembly (ANC)

third day

Oriol Junqueras: 

Former Catalan vice president first defendant to testify in referendum trial

video

Spanish official compares holding independence referendum with rape

Secretary of State for Global Spain uses controversial metaphor

second day

Spain's public prosecutors ally with far-right Vox against defenses

On second day of trial, Supreme Court dismisses far-right Vox’s petition to seize yellow ribbon from defendant

solidarity

UK Parliament speaker says he would accept debate on independence

John Bercow says MPs should have freedom of speech and emembers Forcadell's visit

international observers

Solution can’t be found through a criminal trial, says Fabio Marcelli

Spain's Supreme Court did not allow observers but some gained entrance as members of the public

referendum trial

Members of the European Parliament to follow the Catalan referendum trial closely

Greens/EFA group call for a fair and independent trial

referendum trial

Pro-independence 'coup d'état' is alive, says far-right Vox

People's Party accuses pro-independence movement of acts of pressure, coercion and violence against the Supreme Court judges

trial start

What you need to know about the Catalan referendum trial

Twelve pro-independence leaders are charged with violent rebellion for calling a referendum in 2017

exclusive

How is Spain 'informing' the international press about the Catalan referendum trial?

Read the documents which Spanish ambassadors have sent to international media

human rights

International observers to referendum trial alert it will have an impact on Spanish democracy

French lawyers worried about trial's political dimension

ada colau

Barcelona mayor: referendum trial can affect EU political stability

Ada Colau tells Brussels it should be interested in this case

against dialogue

Spain's PP leader compares Catalan pro-independence parties to ETA

Pablo Casado says efforts at dialogue resemble strategies employed by banned Basque organisation

talks suspended

Dialogue between Catalonia and Spain impossible?

Budget negotiations at a standstill after proposed observer sparks outrage among opposition parties

protest

Neonazis and fascists will attend Madrid rally against Catalan-Spanish dialogue

Spain's capital prepares for major rally on Sunday

protests

Rally against referendum trial called for March 16 in Madrid

Stream of protests expected as court case against independence referendum looms

observers

Amnesty in Catalan referendum trial: queue up or watch TV

Spain’s Supreme Court refuses to reserve seats for international observers in the courtroom

judiciary

Spanish prosecutor puts in doubt Catalan judges’ impartiality

Spain’s High Court in Catalonia is outraged ans says his words are extremely reckless

political prisoners

Political prisoners demand start of referendum trial to be delayed

Officials report humiliations during their transfer to Madrid and extreme conditions in their new cells

protest

General strike called for February 21 in Catalonia coinciding with independence trial

Intersindical-CSC union cancels previous protest to guarantee success of mobilisation

referendum trial

Spain’s Supreme Court aims to render Catalan political prisoners defenceless in trial

Judges presiding over the trial have  rejected key witnesses and evidence to the case

no observers allowed

Spanish court rejects international observers in courtroom during referendum trial

Trial will start on February 12

protest

Pro-independence supporters occupy EU building in Barcelona

In protest over upcoming trial of Catalan leaders