43 posts in 2020
3 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board agrees to strip Quim Torra of his seat following his conviction for disobedience by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly9 January 2020
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court announces its decision regarding the application of the Court of Justice of the EU’s 19 December ruling, which […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation10 January 2020
Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, rules on Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín’s appeal the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice10 January 2020
The European Parliament announces that it no longer considers Oriol Junqueras a member of European Parliament, with effect from 3 January. The day before, the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation13 January 2020
At the beginning of the first plenary session of the year, the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, officially announces that Carles Puigdemont and […]
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Politicisation of justice20 January 2020
The hearings in the trial against the leadersof the Mossos d’Esquadra in connection with the events of 20 September and 1 October were initially scheduled […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly31 January 2020
The European Parliament issues a statement indicating that it ‘takes note’ of the election of the five members of European Parliament from the Spanish state […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice3 February 2020
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia opens a new investigation against President Quim Torra for an alleged crime […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly13 February 2020
During the plenary session of the European Parliament, it is announced that Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice27 February 2020
The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia prosecutes the former secretary-general of the Department of the Vice-Presidency, Josep Maria Jové, and the former secretary of […]
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Politicisation of justice4 March 2020
The prisoners have submitted appeals for protection asking for the verdict to be declared null and void, arguing that their fundamental rights, such as the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly11 March 2020
The Provincial Court of Barcelona has sentenced a young CDR member to one year and nine months in prison for the unrest during the meeting […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly31 March 2020
The Supreme Court issues a press release stating that if the Treatment Boards of the prisons where the 1 October prisoners are being held allow […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime2 June 2020
In a letter addressed to the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez; the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet; the Prosecutor General; the president of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly30 June 2020
The National High Court has released four new people with charges and without precautionary measures, investigated for their involvement in a supposed terrorist organisation, in […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly2 July 2020
After the indictments from the Prosecutor’s Office and the State’s Attorney Office, the court investigating the case sent four of the activists to trial, accused […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly2 July 2020
The Supreme Court sentenced them to between 8 and a half years and 9 and a half years in prison for the crimes of causinginjury, […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime6 July 2020
Carlos Ramos, examining magistrate of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, who is leading the investigation against President Quim Torra for not having removed, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly13 July 2020
The investigation, carried out jointly by The Guardian and El País as well as in cooperation with the University of Toronto research group CitizenLab has […]
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Politicisation of justice3 September 2020
A Barcelona Administrative Court has annulled the statement opposing the ruling of theSupreme Court against the leaders of the 1 October referendum issued by the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly21 September 2020
The Second Criminal Court of Manresa has started the trial against the former ERC councillor of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Jordi Pesarrodona, for the crime […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly28 September 2020
The former councillor has been disqualified from holding any public office or position and fined 2,100 euros for the crime of disobedience for impeding the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly28 September 2020
The oral hearing of the trial of CDR activist Tamara Carrasco for the crime of incitement to public disturbance is being held at the Criminal […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly28 September 2020
The Supreme Court ratifies the sentence issued by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia. Thus, the court rejects the appeal filed by Quim Torra […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly5 October 2020
The conflict dates back to 1936, when the Government of Catalonia saved the mural paintings during the Civil War and, after that, they are exhibited […]
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Politicisation of justiceViolation of autonomy10 October 2020
The three demonstrators arrested during the demonstrations in front of Parliament in support of the investiture of Carles Puigdemont, on 30 January 2018, testify before […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly19 October 2020
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia convicts the former members of the Bureau Lluís Corominas, Anna Simó, Ramona Barrufet and Lluís Guinó for the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice23 October 2020
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal presented by Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín against the decision of the investigating magistrate of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial28 October 2020
The arrests are carried out within the framework of investigating proceedings commenced in 2016 by judge Joaquín Aguirre, from Investigating Court number 1 from Barcelona, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly29 October 2020
The Russian Embassy in Madrid, via Twitter, has mocked the operation led by the judge Aguirre, dubbed ’Operation Volhov’by the Civil Guard, by publishing a […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly3 November 2020
The Constitutional Courthas rejected the appeal for protection filed by Quim Torra against the decision of the Supreme Court not to suspend as a precautionary […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation9 November 2020
Madí argues that the Civil Guard and the judge Joaquín Aguirre authorised the interception of his mobile phone without having ‘a single objective and concrete […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly9 November 2020
The ERC claims that they have no connection with the incidents investigated in the operation and that, therefore, they merely serve the purpose of discrediting […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly11 November 2020
The representatives of PSOE, PP and VOX on the Bureau argue that the Civil Guard acted as judicial police. A few days later, Marlaska states […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly13 November 2020
For a whole year, the Prosecutor’s Office expressed its reluctance on the police surveillance on the grounds that those under investigation were not part of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly16 November 2020
The First Criminal Court of Figueres has initiated the trial against the mayoress of Roses, Montserrat Mindan, for the alleged crime of disobedience for allowing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice14 December 2020
Despite the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office having objected as many as three times to the phone tapping (for which some of the defendants sought annulment) as […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 December 2020
The leader of the ERC has appealed the European Court’s decision to remove him from office pursuant to the Supreme Court’s ruling to disqualify him […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation16 December 2020
The State Attorney, representing the Spanish Ministry of Education, alleges that the Government of Catalonia is not complying with the regulations regarding the use of […]
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Catalan languagePoliticisation of justice18 December 2020
The trial is part of the investigation opened in October 2019 against José Ramón Prado Bugallo, also known as ‘Sito Miñanco,’ who was represented in […]
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Politicisation of justice21 December 2020
The vice-president of the Catalan Government, Pere Aragonès, signs the decree calling for Catalan elections for 14 February 2021, after the expiry of the two-month […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation22 December 2020
In its report, the Prosecutor’s Office states that the circumstances for granting pardon to those convicted (Junqueras, Romeva, Turull, Bassa, Forn, Rull, Forcadell, Sànchez, Cuixart, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice29 December 2020
The CUP councillor in the Tarragona Town Hall and three other people have been accused of the alleged crime of public disturbance due to their […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly