Spain pardons nine Catalan leaders and hails ‘new era of dialogue’
Government move denounced by far-right opposition as ‘coup d’état’
Spain’s PM to issue pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatists
Pedro Sánchez hopes move will pave way for reconciliation on country’s most divisive issue
Talk of Catalan pardons swells tensions in Spanish politics
Madrid Letter: Prime minister Pedro Sánchez weighing up cost of pardons
Catalan parliament strips president Torra of seat
Pro-independence parties at loggerheads over decision, with snap election possible
Spain rejects European court’s ruling on Junqueras immunity
Jailed Catalan vice-president not allowed to take up MEP seat
EU court backs jailed Catalan leader over immunity
ECJ rules Oriol Junqueras should have been released to take up European Parliament seat
Prison ‘a necessary step’ for independence, says jailed Catalan leader
Jordi Cuixart says his nine-year term will help his region achieve self-determination
The Irish Times view on the Catalan crisis: A failure of politics
Severe sentencing of independence movement leaders only adds to division
Catalan independence: what’s the story and what happens next?
How the separatist movement has evolved and who’s who among its leadership
Verdict due on politically charged Catalan court case
Social backlash and Madrid clampdown expected as leaks suggest tough jail sentences
Spain’s Catalan trial ends, but tensions remain
Politically charged court case draws to a close after four months
Spain says UN findings on Catalonia tainted by ‘conflict of interest’
UN working group calls for prisoner release amid claims members have political links
Raucous scenes as jailed Catalan leaders take office
Spain’s new parliamentary speaker appeals for consensus
Jailed Catalan politicians due to appear at parliamentary opening
Pro-independence MPs have been on trial for rebellion but won seats in election
Catalan independence bid ‘not a crime’, secessionist tells court
Former vice-president Oriol Junqueras faces rebellion charge in high-profile Madrid trials
Catalan trial to begin amid Spanish political uncertainty
Madrid election rumours rife as rebellion and sedition court case gets under way
Tens of thousands rally against Madrid’s conciliatory stance on Catalonia
About 45,000 take to the streets of Spain’s capital ahead of trial of separatist leaders
Trial of Catalan ‘rebels’ fraught with political baggage
Twelve independence leaders to be tried by Spanish supreme court over events in 2017
‘I’m in jail for fulfilling the mandate expressed by Catalan society’
Interview: Imprisoned politician Josep Rull awaits trial for rebellion
Four Catalan politicians jailed in Spain go on hunger strike
Prisoners accuse Spanish court of blocking them from taking case to European Court of Human Rights
Catalan independence leaders could face up to 25 years in jail
Spanish government accused of meddling in judicial process
Madrid seeks to cool Catalan crisis by moving jailed leaders closer to home
Pedro Sánchez tries to reduce negative view of capital held by independence movements
Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence drive
Secessionist leader Marta Rovira flees to Switzerland as 13 politicians charged with rebellion
Catalan politician flees to Switzerland to avoid court summons
‘I will be more use to my movement free than behind bars,’ says Anna Gabriel
Catalan politician must remain in jail during rebellion inquiry
Spanish supreme court rules against freeing ousted vice-president Oriol Junqueras
Jailed Catalan politician appeals for release ahead of trial
Oriol Junqueras a candidate to lead Catalonia if exiled president does not return
Mariano Rajoy banking on election result to end Catalan crisis
Pro-independence parties closer to forming majority than unionists, polls indicate
Polls show pro-independence parties slightly ahead in Catalonia
Political landscape finely balanced as Catalans deeply divided over sovereignty
Catalonia: time for some creative thinking
If the Spanish supreme court releases Catalan independence leaders, their presence on the hustings could be a mixed blessing for their movement
Catalonia roads and rail blocked by protesters in general strike
Spain’s constitutional court officially annuls unilateral declaration of independence
Spanish judge issues European arrest warrant for Puigdemont
Belgium says it will have no influence over future of Catalonia’s deposed president
Catalonia protests over custody for eight ousted cabinet members
Trial pending on charges linked to drive for independence, including rebellion and sedition
Pro-union Catalans mix festivity with calls for Puigdemont’s jailing
‘You have to take sides and that makes more and more people go to the extremes’
Catalonia set to lose devolved powers after chaotic day in crisis
Regional parliament debates firm response to introduction of direct rule by Spain
Police action will weaker referendum plan, say Catalan leaders
Madrid deems vote illegal and has clamped down with arrests and seizure of material
Catalan independence leaders embark on EU charm offensive
Spanish conservatives liken secessionist project to far-right populist movements
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