58 posts during 2016 - 2017: Independence referendum
10 March 2016
The First Examining Magistrate’s Court of Berga summons the mayor of Berga (CUP) to testify as she is being investigated for an electoral crime. The […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly18 March 2016
The case is initiated in the Supreme Court upon referral from the High Court of Justice of Catalonia given Homs’ status as a member of […]
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Politicisation of justice28 April 2016
The Supreme Court, as well as the Electoral Board, believe that the pro-independence flag is a partisan symbol, given that it only represents a part […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly4 November 2016
Montserrat Venturós, the mayor of Berga, is arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra for not appearing to testify as an investigated party before the First Examining […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 November 2016
The petition approved by Congress allows Francesc Homs to be tried for his role in organising the 9 November consultation
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Politicisation of justice4 January 2017
The mayor of Torredembarra Eduard Rovira (ERC) removes the pro-independence flag from the Town Hall and hangs the Spanish flag there after the first administrative […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly9 February 2017
The head of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, Juan Antonio Ramírez Sunyer, agrees to hear the complaint filed by Miguel Durán Calvo […]
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Politicisation of justice13 March 2017
The penalties for the 9 November consultation corresponding to the conviction for a crime of disobedience are two years of disqualification and 36,000 euros for […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation15 March 2017
Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona agrees to hear a second complaint filed by VOX against Santiago Vidal in relation to his statements in […]
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Politicisation of justice22 March 2017
Francesc Homs is convicted of disobedience for his role in the organising the 9 November consultation. Because he was judged directly by the Supreme Court, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation3 April 2017
The councillor of Capgirem Vic-CUP was being investigated for an alleged crime of incitement to sedition. Joan Coma defended the disobedience as part of the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly16 May 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Minister Meritxell Borràs and the Secretary General of the Department […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 June 2017
The Civil Guard interrogates senior officials, civil servants and workers of the government of Catalonia as instructed by the body itself and subpoenas, as part […]
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Politicisation of justice13 July 2017
As part of the case of the Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 13, the Civil Guard appeared at the National Theatre of Catalonia to request the […]
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Politicisation of justice14 July 2017
This reorganisation by the president is precipitated by the dismissal of Enterprise minister Jordi Baiget on 4 July due to his doubts about holding the […]
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Politicisation of justice17 July 2017
The CUP submits a letter accusing itself of being a necessary co-author and co-operator in the organisation of the referendum before the Examining Magistrate’s Court […]
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Politicisation of justice17 July 2017
The official Twitter account of the HIgh Court of Justice of Catalonia publishes a tweet explaining that the proceedings being carried out by the Civil […]
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Politicisation of justice29 July 2017
The Civil Guard had questioned them in relation to the organisation of the referendum. The government of Catalonia denounces them, among other reasons, for having […]
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Politicisation of justice6 September 2017
The Civil Guard deploys a surveillance device in front of a printing press in Constantí (Indugraf Offset), where they suspect that material for the referendum […]
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Politicisation of justice8 September 2017
In the early afternoon, Civil Guard agents, who had surrounded the printing house since the afternoon of 6 September, enter it by order of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice9 September 2017
The Civil Guard searches two offices of the weekly ‘El Vallenc’ looking for evidence that it is printing material for the referendum. The search sparked […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 September 2017
The State Attorney General’s Office (Maza) states that these acts may be indicative of the crimes of disobedience, prevarication and embezzlement of public funds. The […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 September 2017
By order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, the agents enter the facilities of the company CDMon, which manages the server of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2017
The garanties.cat website contained information on the Referendum Law. The High Court of Justice of Catalonia also orders the Civil Guard to report on the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia is suing the president of the AMI and mayor of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Neus Lloveras, and the president […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 September 2017
On subsequent days, the Civil Guard will also appear at other media such as El Món and Ràdio la Mina to notify them of the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 September 2017
In compliance with the order issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia (2/2017), the Civil Guard searches a printing company (Artyplan) based in Sant […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 September 2017
The event, which was held on municipal premises, is suspended by order of a Police Court. The Spanish government delegation had filed an appeal against […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly16 September 2017
The telecommunications operators Movistar and Vodafone, among others, block access to different websites related to the referendum, some of them hosted on foreign servers, by […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
By order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, the Civil Guard carries out 41 searches as part of the investigation into the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 September 2017
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia, as part of the case against the government for the organisation of the referendum, orders the closure of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 September 2017
The website had been closed by order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13, which is investigating several cases against the pro-independence movement. Eight agents […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 September 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office of the National High Court submits a complaint for a possible crime of sedition in relation to the protest at the doors […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 September 2017
Based on a report from the Civil Guard, the State Prosecutor’s Office submits a lawsuit for ‘glorification of terrorism’ against the CUP MP Albert Botran, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly27 September 2017
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia orders the Mossos, National Police and Civil Guard to close public venues to prevent the referendum but ‘without […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly27 September 2017
The magistrate of the Central Examining Magistrate’s Court of the National High Court, Carmen Lamela, starts preliminary proceedings regarding the complaint submitted by the Prosecutor’s […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly29 September 2017
The magistrate of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, who is investigating the case against the government for organising the referendum, orders Google to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly4 October 2017
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cornellà de Llobregat starts proceedings against 6 senior leaders of the Mossos d’Esquadra (the commissioners Lluís Ferran López, Joan […]
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Politicisation of justice6 October 2017
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Cuixart, Mossos d’Esquadra major Josep Lluís Trapero and the Mossos intendant, Teresa Laplana, appear at the National High Court before the Magistrate […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2017
The organisation considers that the charges for sedition are excessive and that the preventive detention of Cuixart and Sànchez violates the right to freedom of […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly20 October 2017
The Civil Guard interrogates the newspaper El Punt Avui director Xevi Xirgo, as well as acting president of the Catalan Media Corporation (CCMA) Núria Llorach […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly30 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the National High Court against Honourable President Carles Puigdemont and the other members of the Government of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice31 October 2017
The Examining Magistrate of Spain’s National High Court Carmen Lamela accepts the complaint by the Prosecutor’s Office against President Carles Puigdemont and other members of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial31 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files charges against Carme Forcadell and five former members of Parliament (Lluís Corominas, Lluís Guinó, Anna Simó, Ramona Barrufet and Josep Nuet). […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial2 November 2017
The vice-president Oriol Junqueras and the ministers not exiled in Belgium (Joaquim Forn, Josep Rull, Jordi Turull, Raül Romeva, Dolors Bassa, Meritxell Borràs, Carles Mundó […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial2 November 2017
Far-right party VOX asks to act as a ‘popular prosecutor’ before the Supreme Court against the leaders of the 1 October referendum. The party allege […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial3 November 2017
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 20 of Barcelona opens investigations against the director of the satirical magazine El Jueves, Guillermo Martínez-Vela, for an alleged crime […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly3 November 2017
National High Court Magistrate Carmen Lamela issues national arrest warrants and European Arrest Warrants against President Carles Puigdemont and the MPs currently exiled in Belgium […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial5 November 2017
President Carles Puigdemont and exiled MPs Antoni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Meritxell Serret voluntarily turn themselves in to a Brussels police station in […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice7 November 2017
Eight teachers from three schools in La Seu d’Urgell give evidence before an investigating magistrate in La Seu d’Urgell for a possible crime of inciting […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena, takes on the ongoing case in the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Carme Forcadell and the former members […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial11 November 2017
Roger Umpierrez is identified and arrested in front of the Spanish police headquarters on Via Laietana towards the end of a protest in support of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 November 2017
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court in Sabadell opens preliminary proceedings against Sabadell city mayor, Maties Serracant, for an alleged crime of disobedience, for having allocated […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena takes over the National High Court case against President Puigdemont and the other MPs (Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial4 December 2017
Llarena sentences Vice President Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn and Jordi Sànchez (ANC) and Jordi Cuixart (Òmnium Cultural) to preventive detention. The remaining jailed MPs (Josep […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial5 December 2017
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena withdraws the European Arrest Warrant issued by National HIgh Court Magistrate Carmen Lamela against the president Carles Puigdemont and MPs […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice13 December 2017
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Manresa which has centralised the investigations relating to the 1 October referendum in the Bages region, summons the mayor […]
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Politicisation of justice22 December 2017
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena expands the case for prosecution of the leaders of the 1 October referendum to include ERC secretary-general Marta Rovira, the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial