![]() | Spain: Hundreds of protesters clash with police in CataloniaScuffles broke out in Catalonia during a police operation to remove 44 disputed artworks from the Museum of Lleida. |
![]() | Tense scenes during Catalonia unity marchA group of angry unity protesters marched on the Catalan regional government headquarters in Barcelona on Sunday. |
![]() | Spain sacks Catalan government after independence voteThe Madrid government sacks Catalonia’s president and dismisses its parliament, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain’s gravest political crisis. |
![]() | Catalonia declares independence from SpainCatalonia's regional parliament declared independence from Spain on Friday (October 27) in a disputed vote that is now likely to be declared illegal by Spain's constitutional court. |
![]() | Spain's El Pais newspaper rolls off the presses after historic daySpain's best-selling newspaper, El Pais, rolls off the presses after the Madrid government sacked Catalonia's president and dismissed its parliament after the region declared itself an independent. |
![]() | Catalonia refuses to renounce its symbolic declaration of independenceThe leaders of Catalonia's two main separatist groups were put behind bars on Tuesday and the trial for sedition is pending as Spain's worst political crisis in decades deepens. |
![]() | Watch: People demonstrate for united SpainThe protesters rallied in central Barcelona, waving Spanish and Catalan flags and banners saying 'Catalonia is Spain' and 'Together we are stronger'. |
![]() | Barcelona residents react to Catalonia political crisisOn the streets of Barcelona, residents react to the current political situation after a weekend which saw hundreds of thousands of protesters rally to defend national unity. |
![]() | Spain refuses talks until Catalonia toes the lineCatalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain after holding a banned referendum. |
![]() | Catalonia to declare its independence within daysCatalonia will declare independence "in a matter of days", secessionist leader Puigdemont told BBC, a move that would defy Madrid and attempt to implement the the banned independence referendum. |
![]() | Catalans cheer as Spanish President Rajoy slams independence voteCelebrations in the streets of Barcelona contrast starkly with anger from Madrid, where Mariano Rajoy is slamming Catalonia's independence vote as an illegal affront to the rule of law. |
![]() | Clashes erupt outside Catalan leader's polling station in GironaPolice in riot gear clash with protestors outside the polling station where Catalan President Carles Puidgemont was due to vote. |
![]() | Spanish police move to prevent Catalonia independence voteSpanish national police moved to shut down a banned independence referendum in Catalonia on Sunday, confronting crowds of angry voters at some polling stations. |
![]() | Catalans wake at dawn for vote to split from SpainCatalans occupying polling stations overnight wake at dawn to set up voting areas for a banned referendum to become an independent state. |
