World Jan 30 Catalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s government By Ciarán Giles, Associated Press
World Jun 22 Catalan separatists eye freedom after Spain’s Cabinet pardon Nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition are eyeing freedom, after Spain’s Cabinet pardoned them in the hope of starting what Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a much-needed reconciliation. By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press
World Feb 12 Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders got underway Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early general election being called in the country. By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press
World Feb 10 Right-wingers rally in Madrid, demand Socialist PM resign Thousands of Spaniards joined a right-wing rally in Madrid on Sunday to demand that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step down. By Associated Press
World Sep 29 Catalan separatists clash with police as tensions mount Catalan separatists clashed with police on Saturday in downtown Barcelona, with two arrests being made, as tensions increase before the anniversary of the Spanish region's illegal referendum on secession that ended in violent raids by security forces. By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press
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 arrested in Germany on Spanish warrant By Joseph Wilson and Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-leader of Catalonia and ardent separatist, was arrested Sunday by German police on an international warrant as he tried to enter the country from Denmark. 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