World Nov 29 Barcelona may need water shipped in during worst drought on record in Catalonia, authorities say By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press
Politics Jun 23 McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison The eccentric cryptocurrency promoter and tax opponent whose history of legal troubles spanned from Tennessee to Central America to the Caribbean was discovered dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide. By Aritz Parra, Renata Brito, Barry Hatton, Associated Press
World Feb 20 Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more clashes in Spain Hundreds also gathered in Madrid, and hundreds more marched in the northeast town of Lleida, where Hasél was arrested on Tuesday and taken away to begin serving a 9-month prison sentence for insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence… By Associated Press
World Nov 03 Watch 5:06 Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets While mass demonstrations against the government have rocked Hong Kong for months, protests in Iraq and Lebanon have unseated respective governments. People in Barcelona, Haiti and Chile have also taken to the streets with their demands. Vali Nasr, a former… By PBS NewsHour
World Oct 26 Separatists rally in Barcelona for release of prisoners Hundreds of thousands in the restive region of Catalonia protested Saturday in Barcelona against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their roles in an illegal 2017 secession bid. By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press
Oct 18 Catalonia sees 5th day of massive separatist protests By Aritz Parra, Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press More than 200 people have been arrested and scores injured since separatist sentiment in Spain. Continue reading
Oct 14 37 injured, 108 flights canceled in Barcelona airport protests By Associated Press Tempers flared in Spain's Catalonia region after the country's Supreme Court found 12 separatist leaders guilty of illegally promoting Catalan independence. Continue reading
Apr 15 Huge rally in Barcelona to demand jailed separatists go free By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Catalan separatists rallied in downtown Barcelona on Sunday to demand the release of high-profile secessionist leaders being held in pre-trial detention. Continue reading
Mar 25 Catalan ex-leader’s capture in Germany sparks mass protests By Joseph Wilson, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Carles Puigdemont's capture, aided by Spanish intelligence services, sparked protests of tens of thousands in Catalonia's main city of Barcelona. Continue reading
Dec 22 Catalan vote does little to clarify Spanish region’s future By Barry Hatton and Aritz Parra, Associated Press Spain's worst political crisis in decades showed few signs of abating Friday after Catalan separatist parties clinched a parliamentary majority in an exceptional election called by the country's prime minister. Continue reading