Police use water cannon, tear Gas on 5th day of violent separatist rallies in Barcelona

Oct 19, 2019, at 07:49 am

Barcelona, Spain (Sputnik/UNI) The police are trying to take unrest in Spain’s city of Barcelona under control and used rubber bullets and tear gas for it, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the capital of the Catalonia region, adding that the security forces also used a water cannon for the first time since the beginning of the rallies to extinguish burning barricades and garbage cans.

Train services in protest-affected Catalonia halted due to sabotage on tracks - Reports

Oct 16, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Moscow, Oct 16 (Sputnik/UNI) High-speed trains between Spain's Barcelona and Figueres stopped running on Wednesday morning because a fiber optics cable, which rail operators have said was "cut intentionally," was found along the tracks, media reported, citing sources from Spain's Administrator of Railway Infrastructures.

Barcelona mayor calls for peace amid reports of over 70 injured in Catalonia protests

Oct 16, 2019, at 10:07 am

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau has called for peace and dialogue amid reports of 74 people injured in protests that took place across Catalonia on Tuesday, over a controversial Supreme Court ruling.

Police, Catalan separatists clash in Barcelona; train services hit

Oct 02, 2018, at 01:13 pm

Barcelona, Oct 2 (IBNS): Spanish police clashed with Catalan separatists in Barcelona, as the latter took to the streets across Catalonia to celebrate the first anniversary of the referendum to gain independence from Spain, reports said.

Million gather at Catalonia national day rally in Barcelona

Sep 12, 2018, at 12:49 pm

Barcelona, Sept 12 (IBNS): Around a million people took to the streets in Barcelona to participate in the Catalonia national day rally and demand independence from Spain.

Catalonia: Five separatist leaders detained; Protesters clash with police

Mar 24, 2018, at 06:25 pm

Barcelona, Mar 24 (IBNS): Following orders from the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid, police detained five Catalan separatist leaders, triggering a clash with protesters in the regional capital, Barcelona, late on Friday night.

Spain's King Felipe faces protests in Catalonia

Feb 26, 2018, at 05:05 pm

Barcelona, Feb 26 (IBNS): Spain's King Felipe faced protests in his maiden visit to Catalonia since October 2017's failed separation saga.

Catalonia Crisis: Spanish High Court summons Puidgemont and 13 other dismissed leaders

Nov 01, 2017, at 06:12 pm

Madrid, Nov 1 (IBNS): The Spanish High Court has summoned controversial Catalonia leader Carles Puidgemont and 13 other leaders of his dismissed government, reports said.

Spain-Catalonia crisis: Thousands take to street before independence referendum

Sep 30, 2017, at 04:17 pm

Barcelona, Sep 30 (IBNS): Thousands took to the streets in Catalonia ahead of Sunday's referendum on independence from Spain, reports said.