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Five jailed Catalan separatist leaders elected to the Spanish parliament last month are sworn in as lawmakers. The five men were temporarily released from prison and were escorted by police to the assembly for the ceremony. IMAGES
Catalan separatists who were serving long prison sentences for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid leave jail a day after being pardoned by Spain. IMAGES
Ex-Catalan leader and current MEP Carles Puigdemont denounces a "political persecution" and sees "a dark day for the European Parliament" as MEPs voted to lift his parliamentary immunity. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of people protest in Barcelona as twelve Catalan separatist leaders involved in an attempt to break from Spain go on trial in Madrid. IMAGES of the protest
The trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders involved in a failed secession bid that plunged Spain into crisis opens as tensions over the future of the wealthy region flare again. IMAGES of the trial beginning at the Spanish Supreme Court