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On International Women's Day, Women in Spain Stop All Work in 'Feminist Strike'

'Freedom for the Political Prisoners': Hundreds of Thousands March in Barcelona

Common Dreams staff

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Independence movement supporters marched to protest the prison detentions of ousted government officials and grassroots leaders

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Tensions Explode as Madrid Imposes Direct Rule on Catalonia Following Independence Declaration

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Catalan independence supporters hold a rally in front of the Generalitat de Catalunya after the Catalan Parliament voted to declare independence from Spain on October 27, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy exercises extraordinary authority to fire...

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Half a Million March in Massive Uprising Against Spanish Plan to Overtake Catalonia

Julia Conley, staff writer

Catalans poured into the streets of Barcelona Saturday following the Spanish...

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Hundreds of Thousands in Streets as General Strike Engulfs Catalonia

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Demands Grow for Probe Into Police Violence During Catalan Independence Vote

Spanish national police officers clashed with supporters of Catalan independence

More Than 700 Injured as Spanish Police Try to Prevent Catalan Referendum

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Ahead of Independence Referendum, Catalan Citizens Occupy Polling Stations

Students gather as they demonstrate against the position of the Spanish government to ban the Self-determination referendum of Catalonia during a university students strike on September 28, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

Tens of Thousands March in Catalonia Against Repression of Spanish Govt

Spanish Civil Guard police have stormed several Catalan government ministries in an attempt to stop the region's independence referendum on October 1, which has been deemed illegal by the Spanish government in Madrid. (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)

Street Protests Erupt as Spain Accused of Stomping on Democracy in Catalonia

A general view of ambulances at the scene of a terrorist attack in the Las Ramblas area on August 17, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Officials say 13 people are confirmed dead and at least 50 injured after a van plowed into people in the Las Ramblas area of the city this afternoon.

After Spain Attack, Trump Invokes 'Vile' Myth Celebrating Execution of Muslims

As Spain Votes, Can Podemos Shine Light Amid Brexit Blackness?

With New Vision for Europe, Podemos Threatens Spain's Establishment

Podemos Rises in Polls Amid Anti-Austerity Fever in Spain

Left-Wing Party In Spain Borrows Ikea Style to Promote Anti-Austerity Manifesto

Reasons to Celebrate: Key Progressive Gains in 2015

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Green Party Statement On The Impasse Between Catalonia And Spain

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