Fernando J. Pérez

Professors from Madrid’s Complutense University support the government’s emergency measures, which will be put in place today by the Cabinet

Quim Torra is expected to continue serving as regional premier while magistrates consider his appeal against a ruling that bans him from public office for 18 months

The regional parliament has rejected the decision, describing it as a “coup,” while Quim Torra says that sovereignty resides in the Catalan chamber

Judge Manuel García-Castellón is probing whether an elite military group known as Unit 29155 carried out actions aimed at destabilizing the region during the separatist push

The movement, which has no visible leaders, has been coordinating this week’s protests in Catalonia. The magistrate took the action as part of an ongoing sealed investigation into terrorism

Suspects held for plotting violent acts allegedly contacted ex-leader’s sister to set up safe communications between Waterloo and the regional government headquarters in Barcelona

Seven individuals have been placed in pre-trial detention without bail for their alleged involvement in a faction of a pro-independence organization that seeks secession through violent means

Both were held on Monday as part of a raid against suspected terrorist activity by members of the Committees to Defend the Republic (CDR)

Nine alleged members of the CDR protest group have been arrested ahead of the anniversary of the illegal independence referendum of October 1, 2017

The three Spaniards and one Moroccan traveled to the war-torn country in 2014, and have since ended up in a Kurdish-run detention center with 17 minors under their care

The second-largest bank will be probed for bribery, disclosure of secrets and corruption as part of wider court proceedings against retired police chief José Manuel Villarejo

The ECHR finds that Spanish judges acted legally in suspending a regional parliamentary session where a unilateral declaration of independence was to be made

The US denies any involvement in the mysterious break-in, although the group leader contacted the FBI

Spanish judge investigating the strange incident at the diplomatic mission in Madrid has lifted the seal on the probe

Public prosecutor will bring charges of disobedience against Quim Torra, who will not face prison time but could be removed from his position and barred from public office

Two more former regional officials have taken the stand at the Spanish Supreme Court, where they face charges of rebellion over the 2017 unilateral secession attempt

After long negotiations in the wake of elections last December, the conservative group’s deal will see the Socialist Party lose power in the region for the first time in 36 years

Islamic terrorism networks have become increasingly clandestine

Former banker and politician told to serve more than four years in prison over corporate credit card scandal

The player is seeking to settle his dues over tax crimes committed between 2011 and 2014

Spain’s High Court gives businessman at center of so-called “Gürtel” probe, Francisco Correa, 51 years in jail, while Luis Bárcenas gets 33-year term

Josep Lluís Trapero and other ex-officials will sit in the dock over their role in the referendum and protests leading up to it

Members of grassroots separatist groups are wanted for rebellion and terrorism for their involvement in the independence push

As well as Josep Lluís Trapero, two political figures and a Mossos officer will also be facing charges for their actions related to the illegal independence referendum and preceding events

Separatist groups behind roadblocks deny accusations of vandalism and denounce judicial persecution

Jordi Turull, the newest candidate to the premiership, among them. Decision comes shortly after Catalan Republican Left official skipped her court date and fled to Switzerland