Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu faces the club's members at an annual general meeting on Saturday fighting an increasingly difficult battle to balance the conflicting interests of fans in favour of Catalan independence and millions of supporters in the rest of Spain and around the world.
A powerful symbol of Catalonia, Barca have been caught in the political crossfire sinceRead more
A spokesman for Catalonia's separatist government denounced the detention of two influential pro-independence leaders late Monday as an act of provocation by the Spanish state.
"The state is playing at provocation... but people won't fall for provocation," Jordi Turull told Catalan channel TV3 after a court ordered Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sanchez to be detained after being charged withRead more
A judge at Spain's National Court ordered two senior Catalan separatists to be remanded in custody late Monday as they face charges of sedition, judicial sources said.
Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart are accused of having encouraged hundreds of protesters to block police as they raided the offices of the regional government, ahead of Catalonia's banned independence referendum on OctoberRead more
Catalonia's police chief and two prominent separatist leaders avoided being remanded in custody at a court hearing Thursday over sedition accusations linked to the region's independence bid, a court source said.
Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sanchez, leaders of Catalonia's two biggest pro-independence civil groups, and regional police chief Josep Lluis Trapero walked free from the preliminary hearing at the NationalRead more