TEHRAN, December 17 - Separatist politicians from Spain's Catalonia region who are entering the third week of a prison hunger strike say their upcoming rebellion trial will give them a platform to peacefully promote the cause of Catalan independence.
TEHRAN, December 12 - Spain's prime minister has compared secession efforts in the northeastern region of Catalonia to Britain's tangled process of leaving the European Union, saying both rely on confronting citizens with fake arguments.
TEHRAN, December 11 - Catalonia's Leader Quim Torra has joined a two-day fasting to support the hunger strike of four jailed politicians. The move, which was called by a civil society platform known as "Enough Hostages", aims at drawing public attention to Madrid’s silence on the appeals of prisoners to be granted bail while they await trial. Press TV correspondent Kusai Kedri reports.
TEHRAN, December 11 -Spain's interior minister said he would send national police to Catalonia if local authorities did not do more to stop protests like the one that shut down major highways over the weekend.
TEHRAN, November 30 - Protests in Catalonia gain in intensity, with people calling on the government to reverse its budget cuts and improve working conditions. The demonstrations come despite an emergency package offer from the regional government to resolve the outstanding economic issues. Our correspondent Kusai Kedri has the details.
TEHRAN, October 28 - It has been one year since Spain sacked the semi-autonomous government in Catalonia and dissolved the regional parliament after a unilateral declaration of independence. With half the former government officials in jail and the other in exile, the pro-independence movement in Catalonia is trying to regain control of the region's institutions.
TEHRAN, October 28 - The former leader of Catalonia has launched a new political platform in hopes of maintaining his relevance in the region's secessionist movement from outside Spain, where he is wanted on rebellion charges.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Protesters calling for Catalan independence kicked off Spain’s bi-annual human towers building competition on Sunday which is being held for the first time since Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence referendum.
TEHRAN, October 08 -Protesters calling for Catalan independence kicked off Spain’s bi-annual human towers building competition on Sunday which is being held for the first time since Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence referendum.
TEHRAN, October 02 - Riot police charged in to break up a demonstration in front of Catalonia's regional parliament on Monday, after thousands marched in Barcelona to mark the first anniversary of an ill-fated independence referendum to split from Spain.
TEHRAN, October 01 - Catalonia's regional government has returned to a school in northern Catalonia where police stormed in to bar people from voting in a banned independence referendum one year ago.
TEHRAN, September 11 - Catalan separatists will seek to put on a show of strength and unity at celebrations of the region's national day Tuesday, nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain.
TEHRAN, July 25 - Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said Wednesday he will return to Belgium this weekend to resume efforts to drum up European support for Catalan self-determination after Spain's bid to extradite him collapsed.
TEHRAN, July 20 - A court in Germany formally ended extradition proceedings against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Friday after Spain withdrew a European arrest warrant, leaving the separatist leader free to leave the country.
TEHRAN, July 12 - A German court on Thursday removed a hurdle to the extradition of a prominent Catalan politician on charges of embezzlement, setting the stage for a possible trial in Spain but on lesser charges than prosecutors there had hoped for.
TEHRAN, July 09 - Spain's new leader Pedro Sanchez met with separatist Catalan president Quim Torra for the first time on Monday, aiming to kickstart dialogue after the region's failed attempt at secession sparked a political crisis.
TEHRAN, June 01 - Catalonia is set to regain its self-government on Saturday, ending a seven-month takeover by central authorities following a bid by separatist leaders to secede from Spain.
TEHRAN, May 22 - A German court on Tuesday rejected a request from prosecutors to take former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont back into custody pending a decision on whether he can be extradited to Spain.
TEHRAN, May 20 - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy plans to maintain central government control over Catalonia after the regional leader nominated imprisoned and exiled politicians to join his cabinet, El Pais said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, May 14 - Lawmakers in Catalonia elected a fervent separatist as the new chief of the restive region Monday, ending a leadership vacuum of more than six months and setting the scene for more confrontations with the Spanish government.