2017 Catalan independence referendum – 2017 Catalan Independence Referendum

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The 2017 Catalan independence referendum was held on October 1, 2017 . The referendum was deemed unconstitutional by Spain's Constitutional Court , but the Catalan government continued with their plans for the vote . Despite the Spanish government declaring the vote illegal, the majority of those who voted supported independence . The aftermath of the referendum has sparked a constitutional crisis in Spain .

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  • Time range: Oct 01, 2017 – Oct 19, 2017
  • Subjects: 2017 Catalan independence referendum, Referendum, Catalan government, Secession, Spanish Constitutional Court
  • Locations: Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

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[1] ¿Qué es el referéndum de Cataluña del 2017? Fecha y 5 claves

Referéndum en Catalunya: así fue la votación. Así es la papeleta del referéndum de Catalunya. La Guardia Civil retiene este mes a más de 200 agentes que se iban de Catalunya. Referéndum en ...
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[2] Catalan independence referendum descends into chaos | CNN

— Catalan Government (@catalangov) October 1, 2017 Voters defy Madrid to cast ballots People wait at the doors of a school in Barcelona to start voting during the Catalan independence referendum ...
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[3] Spain’s Constitutional Court strikes down Catalan referendum law

Spain’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday unanimously confirmed that the referendum law passed by the Catalan parliament on September 6 is unconstitutional, and devoid of any binding legal force. The law had already been on hold since September 7, when the court pre-emptively suspended it while it considered the case ahead of the referendum, which was ultimately held on October 1.
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[4] 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis - Wikipedia

It started after the law intending to allow the 2017 Catalan independence referendum was denounced by the Spanish government under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and subsequently suspended by the Constitutional Court until it ruled on the issue.
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[5] Spain Sets Stage to Take Control of Catalonia in Independence Fight

The Catalan government has said that 90 percent of those who voted in the referendum supported independence. But Mr. Rajoy’s government and the courts had declared the vote illegal, and the ...
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[6] Catalan independence referendum: Region votes overwhelmingly for ...

Catalan independence referendum: Region votes overwhelmingly for secession from Spain. Results announced hours after Spanish Prime Minister says 'there was no referendum'
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[7] Catalan government says millions will turn out for referendum

The Catalan government has laid out its plans for the referendum on independence from Spain, claiming that more than 7,200 people will staff 2,315 polling stations across the region to stage a ...
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[8] The Spanish Court Decision That Sparked Catalan Vote - The Atlantic

October 1, 2017. In 2010 Spain’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling that inadvertently laid the ground for Sunday’s independence referendum in Catalonia.
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[9] Catalonia independence referendum: Final results show 90% backed ...

Catalonia independence referendum: Final results show 90% backed secession from Spain. Official results are similar to preliminary results announced in the wake of the poll
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[10] After the Catalan referendum: what happens next?

What happens next? The Catalan government has said it will make a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain within 48 hours of a victory for the yes campaign. With no minimum turnout ...
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Catalans Push Ahead On Independence Referendum : NPR

Catalans are determined to hold an independence referendum, despite Spanish efforts to stop it. Anna Arque of the ICEC tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why she thinks the vote should go forward.
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Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

Summary. 1 Oct 2017. 90% voted for independence - Catalan officials. 1 Oct 2017. Evening summary. 1 Oct 2017. Catalonia has 'earned right to statehood' 1 Oct 2017. No referendum has been...
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Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

Summary. 2 Oct 2017. 90% voted for independence - Catalan officials. 1 Oct 2017. Evening summary. 1 Oct 2017. Catalonia has 'earned right to statehood' 1 Oct 2017. No referendum has been...
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Catalan independence: Did the referendum comply with basic voting ...

The Catalan independence referendum, which was banned by the courts for being unconstitutional, is in infringement of all minimum voting regulations. One major issue is the fact that 45 minutes prior to the start of the vote, many of the rules of the game had been changed.
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Catalan Independence Referendum - Hansard - UK Parliament

This evening the Catalan Parliament will debate the referendum, and it may declare independence, unilaterally, or some other status, postpone such a declaration or propose some other course—we just do not know. The Spanish Government may invoke article 155 of the Spanish constitution, taking power in Catalonia to themselves. Those are the events with which we may have to contend.
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Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

Preliminary results announced after Spanish prime minister claims ‘no referendum has been held in Catalonia today’
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Catalan Independence Referendum 2017, where do we stand?

16 votes, 46 comments. I mean both personally and as a party, the most I've seen is a Lib Dem peer in the APPG for Catalonia agree with the message…
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Why part of Spain is trying to secede — and why the Spanish ... - Vox

And yet, this referendum aside, most polls show that the region is deeply divided over the question of independence — 41 percent of Catalans say they want a fully independent Catalonia, while ...
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Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of ...

Catalan officials have claimed that preliminary results of its referendum have shown 90% in favour of independence in the vote vehemently opposed by Spain.
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Why do some Catalans want independence and what is Spain's view?

Polls show 70% of Catalans want to be able to vote in a referendum but they are more evenly divided when it comes to independence. A survey two months ago showed 49.4% of Catalans were against ...
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Catalan independence referendum, 2017. The regional Government of Catalonia has set a referendum on Catalan independence for 1 October 2017. The call for referendum was announced in June 2017 and approved on 6 September 2017. The referendum's proponents intend for it to be binding, even though such referendum would be illegal in the Spanish constitutional edifice. ...
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The Criminality of the Catalan Independence Referendum

The Spanish government has always opposed Catalan independence and the Constitutional Court found a previous move for Catalan independence to be unconstitutional in 2010. On 19 September 2017 the Spanish Constitutional Court declared the proposed referendum unconstitutional on the grounds that there is no legal mechanism within Spanish law to allow a region to secede.
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Why the referendum on Catalan independence is illegal

Sep 26th 2017. By M.R. | MADRID. THE Catalan regional government of Carles Puigdemont is preparing to hold a unilateral referendum on seceding from Spain on October 1st, which it says will be ...
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Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days' - BBC

4 October 2017. Carles Puigdemont spoke to the BBC on Tuesday evening. Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In ...
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Catalonia referendum result poses crisis for Spain | CNN

Barcelona CNN — Spain is facing a political and constitutional crisis after Catalans voted in favor of independence in a contested referendum that descended into chaos when police launched a...
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Catalonia Refuses to Halt Independence Referendum in Spain - The Intercept

Last Updated: 7:41 p.m. EDT. The regional government of Catalonia made it clear on Friday that it has no plans to abandon a referendum on independence from Spain scheduled for Sunday, despite the ...
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Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds hurt' as police try to stop voters - BBC

1 October 2017. Police were filmed violently tackling voters and appearing to pull a woman by her hair. Catalan emergency officials say 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to ...
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Catalonia’s independence vote: What you need to know

Catalans often complain that they contribute more in taxes to the Spanish government than they get back. In 2014, Catalonia paid about $11.8 billion more to Spain’s tax authorities than it ...
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Ripples from Catalan referendum could extend beyond Spain

Mon 2 Oct 2017 01.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 26 Oct 2017 15.51 EDT. The Spanish government’s attempted suppression of Catalonia’s independence referendum by brute force has raised urgent ...
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Catalan independence vote: Live updates +++ – DW – 10/01/2017 - dw.com

Catalan officials say 90 percent of voters said "yes" to independence from Spain in a referendum banned by the country's central government. The Catalan leader said the region had "gained...
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Spain's top court blocks Catalan referendum law – DW – 09/07/2017

Spain's top court blocks Catalan referendum law 09/07/2017 September 7, 2017. Judges in Madrid have suspended a law passed by Catalonia's parliament which allows a public vote on independence to ...
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Catalonia referendum: 90% of voters back independence, Catalan ...

Preliminary results show that 90% of those who voted in Catalonia's independence referendum backed leaving Spain, Catalan officials say. Catalonia's government said that of the 2.2m voters who ...
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Evidence of Internet Censorship during Catalonia's Independence Referendum

Image: Catalan Independence Referendum site seized Two days ago, Catalonia held a referendum seeking independence from Spain. As the world awaits to see what happens next, we publish this post to share evidence of recent censorship events that occurred during and leading up to the referendum. We confirm the blocking of at least 25 sites related to the Catalan referendum by means of DNS ...
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Violence Breaks Out During Catalan Independence Referendum

October 2, 2017 4:51 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Lauren Frayer Violence Breaks Out During Catalan Independence Referendum. Listen · 3:21 3:21. Toggle more options . Download; Embed ...
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The referendum in Catalonia, explained | Brookings

When the court struck down the autonomy law provisions, the Catalan parliament passed a resolution to hold a referendum on independence during the next session. In 2012 regional elections, the pro ...
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Catalonia’s independence: How did it happen? A timeline of key events ...

June 2017. The Catalan government calls an independence referendum for October 2017. 7 September 2017. The Spanish constitutional court suspends a referendum law introduced by the Catalan regional ...
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Reactions to the 2017 Catalan independence referendum

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Catalonia referendum: What just happened? | CNN

CNN — 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.
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One million Catalans march for independence on region's national day ...

Mon 11 Sep 2017 13.47 EDT Last modified on Thu 26 Oct 2017 ... 49.4% of Catalans were against independence and 41.1% supported it. The no campaigners were conspicuous by their absence in central ...
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Catalonia referendum: The fight for independence explained

Monday 2 October 2017 17:28, UK. Image: Thousands of pro-independence demonstrators march in Bilbao 'in solidarity' with Catalonia Why you can trust Sky News. Catalan president Carles Puigdemont ...
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Catalonia riven with tension as referendum day arrives

Last modified on Mon 4 Dec 2017 09.47 EST. Catalonia was tense this weekend ahead of an independence referendum that has divided Spain. At the final rally, the Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont ...
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Catalonia: From Referendum to Republic? - Jacobin

Interview by Ronan Burtenshaw. It has been a dramatic few days in Catalan politics. Brutal repression met this weekend’s independence referendum — deemed illegal by the Spanish state —with over 800 injured in a crackdown by riot police.. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was unmoved by international media condemnation, denying a referendum had taken place despite more than two million ...
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Catalan Independence Referendum and the Kosovo “Precedent”

The Catalan referendum brings back memories of the Kosovo situation in 2008. Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, has criticized the EU for its “hypocrisy” because of the EU’s seemingly different stance vis-a-vis the recent Catalan independence vote and vis-a-vis Kosovo’s secession from Serbia in 2008. Vucic stated, after meeting with ...
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Catalonia declares independence from Spain - Al Jazeera

27 Oct 2017. Barcelona – The parliament of Catalonia has voted to declare independence from Spain. Seventy legislators voted in favour, 10 voted against, while two cast blank ballots.
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(PDF) 'The Catalan Independence Referendum: An Assessment of the ...

2017).The Catalan case shows that a change in popular support for independence does not necessarily require the wholesale abolishment of autonomy, or even the unequivocal reduction of devolved powers.
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Catalan referendum: Clashes with police leave nearly 900 injured, says ...

Catalan officials said 90 per cent of voters had chosen to leave Spain, but Madrid disregarded the result after declaring the referendum illegal and repeatedly vetoing independence.
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Explained: Catalan controversy as independence referendum looms

Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalonia’s regional police, have been ordered to prevent the referendum, although it is unclear if they have intervened yet. On September 20, Spanish police raided Catalan ...
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Catalonia independence referendum: What just happened? - CNN International

More than 2.25 million people turned out to Sunday’s referendum across Catalonia, a region in the northeast of Spain. The regional government said 90% of voters were in favor of a split from ...
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Catalan Independence: What to Know About the Result | TIME

Constituents in Spain's Catalonia region voted for independence in a disputed referendum. Here's what to know about the vote . Some 90% of the 2.26 million Catalans who voted cast in favor of ...
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Catalan Independence Referendum 2017: What It Means for Travelers

As Catalan President Carles Puigdemont prepares to declare independence on Monday, October 9, based on a purported 90 percent approval vote, the Spanish government will no doubt reiterate its ...
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Catalan independence: EU experts detect rise in pro-Kremlin false ...

The Catalan parliament approves referendum legislation after a heated, 11-hour session that sees 52 opposition MPs walk out of the chamber in Barcelona in protest at the move. Spain’s ...
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Catalonia’s Independence Vote Descends Into Chaos and Clashes

Oct. 1, 2017. Leer en español. BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia’s defiant attempt to stage an independence referendum descended into chaos on Sunday, with hundreds injured in clashes with...
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Chart: Catalan Referendum: 90% Back Independence | Statista

Oct 2, 2017. Following a contentious referendum marred by violence, Catalan officials have said that 90 percent of those who voted on Sunday favor independence from Spain. Catalan leader Carles ...
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Catalan campaigners hand out a million referendum ballots

Catalan campaigners hand out a million referendum ballots. Thousands gather across Catalonia to show support for 1 October independence vote that Madrid has vowed to stop. Sam Jones in Madrid. Sun ...
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Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' - BBC

2 October 2017. Catalans sing their anthem 'Els Segadors', or 'The Reapers'. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious ...
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¿Qué pasa con la independencia de Cataluña? - El País

El País. Barcelona - 15 sept 2017 - 18:49CEST. El actual pulso de los independentistas catalanes comenzó en 2010. Cuatro años antes los catalanes habían aprobado en referéndum una ley ...
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Catalonia referendum: Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament in wake ...

Catalonia referendum: Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament in wake of independence vote. Catalan President earlier said his government planned to declare independence ‘in a matter of days’
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How Spain Misunderstood the Catalan Independence Movement

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was likely the 2008 economic crisis.
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Catalan referendum: What’s behind independence push? | CNN

People holding 'Esteladas' (Catalan pro-independence flags) attend a protest in front of the Economy headquarters of Catalonia's regional government in Barcelona on September 20, 2017, during a ...
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Catalan Independence Referendum 2017: Why It Is Important | TIME

By Tara John. September 25, 2017 12:08 PM EDT. Spanish authorities are racing to block Catalonia secessionists from carrying out an independence referendum currently scheduled for Oct. 1. So far ...
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Catalans to vote again on independence? – DW – 09/07/2017

Catalans to vote again on independence? 09/07/2017 September 7, 2017. Catalan lawmakers have passed a law that paves the way for a referendum on independence from the rest of Spain. The vote ...
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Crisis in Catalonia: The Independence Vote and Its Fallout

The Catalan government said that 90 percent of voters in the referendum had supported independence. But the referendum was mostly boycotted by opponents of secessionism, so that more than...
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Catalans strike over violent crackdown on independence referendum

Catalans strike over violent crackdown on independence referendum. Protesters blocked roads, public transport slowed to a crawl and FC Barcelona refused to train on Tuesday as Catalonia observed a ...
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Catalonia responds to police violence: 'people are angry, very angry'

But on Sunday night, hours after the Spanish police’s attempts to halt the Catalan independence referendum exploded into violence, the hotel became another frontline in the skirmishes between ...
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Catalan Independence Referendum Turns Violent As Police And ... - NPR

Scenes of chaos and violence unfolded in Catalonia as an independence referendum deemed illegal by Madrid devolved quickly on Sunday. As police followed orders from the central government to put a ...
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Checkmate: The Political and Economic Consequences of Catalonia's ...

One of the first triggers for the current pro-independence movement came with the Spanish Constitutional Court’s decision in 2010 to reject the 2005 Catalan Statute. This verdict limited the region’s autonomous reach by affecting the regional language, immigration policies, taxes and right to referendums. In response to the verdict, non-binding symbolic referendums were held in 2011 and ...
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Catalan independence vote caps 400 years of mistrust | CNN

Catalan independence vote caps four centuries of mistrust. Link Copied! The tensions laid bare between Catalonia and Spain’s federal government over Sunday’s referendum have a long and painful ...
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Catalonia - Referendum 01 October 2017 - GlobalSecurity.org

Catalonia - Referendum 01 October 2017. A minority of Catalans want independence, but a majority supported an independence vote to settle the issue, according to a July 2017 poll.
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Catalonia’s Referendum for Independence | Peace Palace Library

Catalonia. September 6, 2017, the Catalan parliament approved referendum legislation after a heated, 11-hour session that sees 52 opposition MPs walk out of the chamber in Barcelona in protest at the move. Spain’s constitutional court suspends the legislation the following day, but the Catalan government vows to press ahead with the vote.
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Catalan independence referendum illegal under Spanish constitution ...

Catalan officials said 90 per cent of voters had chosen to leave Spain, but Madrid disregarded the result after declaring the referendum illegal and repeatedly vetoing independence.
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Constitutional crisis in Spain over Catalan independence referendum ...

Constitutional crisis in Spain over Catalan independence referendum. September 15, 2017. In the wake of decisions last week by the government of Catalonia, the Spanish Constitutional Court and the Spanish government, Carles Puigdemont, the head of the Catalan Generalitat, and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy are racing, like Thelma and ...
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Catalonia independence referendum: All you need to know

Only Catalan residents of voting age are entitled to participate in the referendum. Up to 85 percent are in favour of holding the referendum, according to a poll conducted by El Periodico de ...
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Catalan independence referendum: Voters in Girona fought off Spanish ...

Catalan independence referendum: Voters in Girona fought off Spanish riot police to head to the polls. Catalans braved rubber bullets and beatings to vote in the poll deemed illegal by Madrid
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Violence against Catalan voters: what we know so far

The referendum on Catalonia’s independence, held despite a ban by Madrid, has been marred by violence involving police Violence at Catalan referendum – latest updates Sun 1 Oct 2017 17.17 EDT ...
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Can Catalonia declare independence from Spain? - The Guardian

The regional president, Carles Puigdemont, has repeated his determination to declare independence from Spain days after 90% of participants in a unilateral referendum voted for Catalonia to become ...
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What you need to know about the Catalan independence referendum

People display Catalonia independence flags during a gathering, Sept. 22, 2017, to protest the judicial and police operation against the planned October 1 independence referendum in Catalonia, Spain.
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Catalonia referendum result poses crisis for Spain | CNN

Under the referendum legislation passed by the Catalan parliament, the regional government has 48 hours after the result is finalized to declare independence from Spain. Final votes were still ...
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Catalan independence: How the independence referendum has split the ...

How the independence referendum has split the Catalan police force Recent operations have divided Mossos and called into question relations with other forces and judiciary. Two members of the Catalan regional police force at a polling station last Sunday. CESAR MANSO (AFP) Rebeca Carranco Pablo Ordaz. Barcelona - Oct 05, 2017 - 16:23CEST. The Catalan regional police, the Mossos d’Esquadra ...
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Catalan referendum 'paves way' for independence – DW – 10/02/2017

Catalan referendum 'paves way' for independence 10/02/2017 October 2, 2017. Catalonia's leader has said voters have "gained the right" to an independent state following a referendum rejected by ...
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Spanish court blocks Catalan parliament from declaring independence ...

Fri 6 Oct 2017 02.27 EDT First published on Thu 5 Oct 2017 09 ... Spanish police attempted to halt the independence referendum by raiding polling stations, beating voters and firing rubber bullets ...
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Catalan referendum: muted response from EU leaders over police ...

Sun 1 Oct 2017 13.03 EDT Last ... police crackdown on their independence referendum, the EU and most member states were reluctant to respond formally, seemingly viewing the dispute as an internal ...
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The Catalan Independence Movement’s Shifting Fortunes - Foreign Affairs

Only a few weeks ago, it seemed quite likely that Catalonia would declare itself independent from Spain. On October 1, the people of Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for independence (some 90 percent of voters, according to Catalan authorities) in a referendum that took place under the most inauspicious of circumstances. In the days leading to the referendum, the central administration in Madrid ...
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Catalan Independence Referendum Turns Violent : NPR

Things turned violent after voters clashed with police. DAVID GREENE, HOST: An independence movement in Catalonia escalated over the weekend. The region tried to hold a referendum on independence ...
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Catalonia Separatism Revives Spanish Nationalism (Published 2017)

Political nationalism developed in Spain in the late 19th century, mainly in the Basque and Catalan regions that spearheaded the country’s industrial revolution and shifted financial power away ...
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Catalonia referendum: 90% voted for independence, say officials – as it ...

Catalan referendum: hundreds injured as police attack protesters – video Graham Russell Nicola Slawson Patrick Greenfield Mon 2 Oct 2017 04.56 EDT First published on Sun 1 Oct 2017 03.17 EDT
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Opinion divided by the Catalan referendum | Letters

Opinion divided by the Catalan referendum. Readers respond after Sunday’s referendum descended into violence. Letters. Mon 2 Oct 2017 14.12 EDT. Last modified on Wed 18 Dec 2019 10.19 EST. One ...
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Spain’s Reaction to Referendum Feeds Catalan Fire for Independence

Spain’s Reaction to Referendum Feeds Catalan Fire for Independence. October 2, 2017 by Angel Smith. Independence supporters march during a demonstration in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) October 1 witnessed scenes of brutality on the streets of Barcelona as Spanish police tried to stop people from ...
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The Catalan Revolt of 2017 - Geopolitical Futures

Originally produced on Oct. 30, 2017 for Mauldin Economics, LLC. By Jacob L. Shapiro. Catalonia is vying to become Europe’s newest nation-state, but this is a battle Catalonia ultimately can’t win. On Oct. 27, Catalan lawmakers voted to declare independence—barely. Only 51.8% of members in the Catalan parliament supported the declaration.
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Spain Catalonia: Did Russian 'fake news' stir things up? - BBC

17 November 2017. By Ellis Palmer, BBC News. Share. Reuters. Pro-independence Catalans confronted Spanish police during the October referendum. The Spanish government has accused Russia of ...
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In Spain, Catalans Are Divided Over Independence Vote As Referendum ...

Catalonia's independence referendum is scheduled for Oct. 1, but polls show as many as half of Catalans don't favor it. "For business owners, independence is a loaded issue," says a Catalan winemaker.
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Catalans, Elated but Fearful, Brace for Independence Vote

Samuel Aranda for The New York Times. By Ellen Barry. Sept. 29, 2017. TERRASSA, Spain — Jordi Juanico Sabaté, a 6-foot-8 giant of a man, folded himself into a cafe chair in this Catalan city ...
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Elisenda Casanas Adam: The Referendum on Catalonian Independence: The ...

Editors' note: Today we publish two posts on the Catalan referendum held on 1 October. Elisenda Casanas Adam and Javier Garcia Oliva each offer differing perspectives on the process while engaging in a dialogue with one another. It is hoped that these posts will help explain to a UK audience the background to the referendum,…
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Catalan independence referendum: EL PAÍS, with the Estatut | Catalonia ...

Speaker of the Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell, during a protest at the regional High Court after arrests were made of those preparing the illegal referendum. Marta Pérez (EFE) El País. Oct 01, 2017 - 09:10CEST. More information. EL PAÍS, con el Estatut. When the attempted coup d’etat of February 23, 1981 was in its first hours and in the midst of general uncertainty, this newspaper ...
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Spain to deploy police to prevent Catalan independence vote

Tue 26 Sep 2017 13.50 EDT Last modified on Thu 26 Oct 2017 15.51 EDT. Share . Police will be deployed at polling stations to prevent people from voting in the Catalan independence referendum, the ...
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Catalonia: Puigdemont to reveal independence plans – as it happened ...

Tue 10 Oct 2017 14.16 EDT First published on Tue 10 ... a long history lesson on the province and the Catalan independence campaign. He has been speaking for around 20 minutes, and there is still ...
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6 preguntas para entender qué sucede en Cataluña un año ... - BBC

En la segunda mitad de octubre de 2017, estos porcentajes eran de un 48,7, un 43,6 y un 6,5 respectivamente. "En el último año en términos netos se me hace difícil buscar una conclusión.
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