ANALYSIS: Spanish government crushes Catalan independence dreams – at a high price
The referendum-that-wasn’t may be over, but the stakes remain high.
Day: October 2, 2017
UN calls on Spain to probe referendum violence
The UN human rights chief said he was disturbed by the violence during a police crackdown on the banned independence referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia and urged Madrid to investigate any possible misconduct.
Madrid vows to ‘do everything’ to stop Catalan independence declaration
Spain will do "everything within the law" to prevent Catalonia from declaring independence.
EU urges ‘dialogue’ in Catalan crisis
The European Commission on Monday urged all sides in the crisis over Catalonia's banned independence referendum to move "very swiftly" to dialogue.
Spanish press review: From repression to the ‘treachery’ of Catalan police
Events in Catalonia on Sunday made for some interesting coverage in the Spanish press, with widely divided opinions on what had gone down.
Spain’s Day of Shame: How the world reacts to Catalonia crisis
Front pages from around the world showed images of police violence at polling stations in Catalonia on Sunday as Catalans went to vote in a referendum banned by the government of Spain.
General strike called across Catalonia
More than 40 unions and Catalan associations called a region-wide strike for Tuesday, after a major police crackdown on a banned independence referendum.
‘We have won the right to an independent state’ insists Catalan leader
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said on Sunday night that the northeastern Spanish region he governs had "won the right to an independent state" after "millions" turned out to vote in a banned independence referendum.