Baseless imprisonment of Catalan activists
Defense lawyers say Spain’s paramilitary police used poor practice during the arrests

Defense lawyers say Spain’s paramilitary police used poor practice during the arrests
Former MPs face disobedience charges, which do not carry prison sentences, while former chamber president faces 17-year sentence
Lawmakers reject violence and accuse Spain’s judiciary and police of violating fundamental rights
Spain’s National Court accuses them of belonging to a terrorist group and making explosives
Quim Torra demands agreed referendum once more in key parliament speech
The plans to relocate the remains get green light 15 months later
Far-left CUP and CDR group urge citizens to take to streets, while ERC and JxCAT urge Spain’s government to give explanation
Protesters take to the street against activists’ arrests
Catalan minister Damià Calvet and Barcelona mayor Ada Colau are in New York this week for UN summit
The head of the South American trade bloc says that political differences must be resolved democratically