https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands of Catalan separatists took to the streets of the Spanish capital Saturday to denounce the prosecution of 12 of their leaders, on trial for their part in the failed 2017 independence bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20190317/catalan-separatists-protest-in-madrid-against-trial Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:35:51 +0100 catalan-separatists-protest-in-madrid-against-trial Around 200,000 people marched through Barcelona on Saturday against the high-profile trial of Catalan separatist leaders that started this week, which they dismissed as a farce. https://www.thelocal.es/20190217/200000-protest-in-barcelona-against-separatist-trial Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:32:31 +0100 200000-protest-in-barcelona-against-separatist-trial The trial on Tuesday of 12 Catalan leaders over their role in Catalonia's failed independence bid will be fought between Madrid and the separatists in the international media as much as in the courtroom. https://www.thelocal.es/20190210/catalan-separatists-trial-to-be-fought-in-international-media Sun, 10 Feb 2019 15:34:56 +0100 catalan-separatists-trial-to-be-fought-in-international-media Spain's Supreme Court held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday ahead of the start of a high-profile trial of 18 Catalan separatist leaders over their role in last year's failed independence bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20181218/top-court-holds-first-hearing-for-catalan-separatists Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:48:08 +0100 top-court-holds-first-hearing-for-catalan-separatists Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders said Monday they would join a hunger strike their colleagues have already started as they await trial over Catalonia's failed independence bid, bringing the total refusing food to four. https://www.thelocal.es/20181204/two-more-jailed-catalan-separatists-join-hunger-strike Tue, 04 Dec 2018 07:49:32 +0100 two-more-jailed-catalan-separatists-join-hunger-strike