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Catalonia's Mayors Call for Self-Determination before Protest March

TEHRAN (defapress) - The vast majority of Catalonia's almost 1,000 mayors on Saturday urged authorities in Madrid to grant the region the right to determine its own future, as crowds of separatists readied for a protest march in Barcelona later in the day.
News ID: 79098    Publish Date : 2019/10/27

Catalonia Protests Block Several Roads over Leaders’ Jail Sentence

TEHRAN (defapress) – Protests erupted in Catalonia as Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed bid for independence in October 2017.
News ID: 78933    Publish Date : 2019/10/15

Police Arrest 4 in Catalonia amid General Strike in Spain

TEHRAN (defapress) - Police in Spain arrested four people Thursday in connection with a general strike called by pro-independence Catalan non-governmental organizations, trade unions and political parties.
News ID: 75769    Publish Date : 2019/02/22

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Separatists, Unionists Running Neck-and-Neck in Catalonia

TEHRAN (defapress) – Catalonia on Thursday holds a regional election which the Spanish government hopes will strip pro-independence parties of their control of the Catalan parliament and end their campaign to force a split with Spain.
News ID: 67638    Publish Date : 2017/12/21

European Parliament President Says No One Will Recognize Catalonia

TEHRAN (defapress) - The European Parliament's president says no one will ever recognize Catalonia as an independent country.
News ID: 66746    Publish Date : 2017/10/29

Catalonia's Leaders Fight Off Direct Rule from Madrid

TEHRAN (defapress) - Catalonia’s leaders said on Saturday they would not accept direct rule imposed on the region by the Spanish government, as a political crisis that has rattled the economy and raised fears of prolonged unrest showed no signs of easing.
News ID: 66613    Publish Date : 2017/10/22

Iran Urges Peaceful, Legal Pursuit of Demands in Spain’s Catalonia

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman underlined the country’s principled policy of supporting a united, integrated and democratic Spain, urging people in Catalonia region of Spain to pursue their demands through peaceful and legal ways.
News ID: 66326    Publish Date : 2017/10/12

Thousands Rally in Barcelona against Catalonia's Secession

TEHRAN (defapress) - Thousands of people were rallying Sunday in downtown Barcelona to protest the Catalan government's push for secession from the rest of Spain.
News ID: 66222    Publish Date : 2017/10/08

Spanish Court Blocks Catalan Parliament from Declaring Independence

TEHRAN (defapress) - Spain’s constitutional court has moved to stop the Catalan government making a unilateral declaration of independence by suspending the regional parliament session in which the results of Sunday’s referendum were due to be discussed.
News ID: 66166    Publish Date : 2017/10/06

Putin Concerned over Catalonia Crisis

TEHRAN (defapress) - Russia is concerned about Spain in connection with the situation with the referendum in Catalonia but hopes it will be possible to overcome the crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the presentation of credentials ceremony on Tuesday.
News ID: 66124    Publish Date : 2017/10/03