Generalitat de Catalunya

Demonstrators gather outside the Catalan regional parliament in Barcelona, Oct. 27, 2017.

Catalonia’s lawmakers vote for independence from Spain

October 27, 2017Global Politics

The Catalan Parliament approved the region becoming a republic, but the Spanish government is moving to take back control.

People wave Catalan flags during a demonstration organized by Catalan pro-independence movements following the imprisonment Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, in Barcelona, Oct. 21, 2017.

Catalan party threatens ‘massive’ civil disobedience against Spain

October 23, 2017Global Politics