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- Spain is facing political turmoil this week following a contested independence referendum in the region of Catalonia, which descended into violence and left hundreds injured. Here’s what you need to know. What happened? More than 2.25 million people turned out to Sunday’s referendum across Catalonia, a region in the northeast of Spain.
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Oct 1, 2022 · share. Cillian Shields | @pile_of_eggs | Barcelona. First published: October 1, 2022 12:20 PM. Latest update: October 1, 2022 03:23 PM. October 1, 2017 is arguably the most significant date yet in the story of Catalonia's independence movement.
On 27 October 2017, the Parliament of Catalonia unilaterally declared independence from Spain. The proposal presented by the pro-independence political parties Junts pel Sí and Popular Unity Candidacy was approved with 70 votes in favor 10 against and 2 blank votes.
Sep 26, 2017 · Sept. 26, 2017. BARCELONA, Spain — Separatist lawmakers declared Catalonia’s independence from Spain on Oct. 27, prompting the central government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to take...
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1 day ago · Susana Vera/Reuters. Spain’s Parliament approved a landmark law on Thursday that grants amnesty to Catalan separatists involved in the illegal October 2017 independence referendum, a reprieve ...
20 hours ago · World May 30, 2024 4:37 PM EDT. MADRID (AP) — More than six years since Catalonia’s separatist movement took Spain to the brink of rupture, the nation’s lawmakers gave their final approval ...
Jun 22, 2021 · The Spanish government has formally pardoned nine Catalan separatists who were convicted over a failed independence bid in 2017. The leaders were imprisoned after being found guilty of sedition...
Jun 22, 2021 · The Spanish government has formally pardoned nine Catalan separatists who were convicted over a failed independence bid in 2017. The leaders were imprisoned after being found guilty of sedition...
