25 posts during 2017 - 2019: Article 155 and repression
7 February 2018
Magistrate Francisco Monterde, vice-president of the Asociación Profesional de la Magistratura (a conservative association of judges) is appointed speaker forJordi Sànchez’s appeal against permission being […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRight to political representation1 March 2018
Youngsters from Altsasu ask for the recusal of the magistrate Concepción Espejel because of her affinity with the Civil Guard, given that she is married […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial10 April 2018
The Constitutional Court accepts an appeal for protection submitted by Carme Forcadell and Anna Simó against the decision taken by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber […]
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Right to a fair trial16 April 2018
The events took place during a bar fight involving two off-duty Civil Guard officers and their respective partners. The Prosecutor ‘s Office requests a 62 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial1 June 2018
They are sentenced for the crime of causing injury, public disturbances and threats aggravating the situation with abusive language of superiority and hatred given that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial5 June 2018
Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Meritxell Serret lodge a civil lawsuit against the examining magistrate for the 1 October referendum case, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial6 June 2018
Toni Comín and Meritxell Serret ask for the first time to appear in person at the the Supreme Court for the case involving the leaders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial23 July 2018
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull submit a recusal against the president and four magistrates from the the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber which will […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial13 September 2018
The Supreme Court’s Special Chamber responsible for hearing recusals, chaired by Supreme Court President Carlos Lesmes, dismisses the recusal against Manuel Marchena and other members […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial25 October 2018
Thethe Supreme Court Chamber which is to judge the case against the leaders of the October 1 referendum confirms the conclusion of the summary trial […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial6 November 2018
The ECHR considers that in the trial against Arnaldo Otegi and five Abertzale leaders for the Bateragune case, the defendants’ right to a fair trial […]
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Right to a fair trial6 November 2018
The Criminal Chamber of the National High Court dismisses appeals by Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez against the preventive detention ordered by the Examining Magistrate’s […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly20 November 2018
Jordi Cuixart, Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull and Jordi Sànchez ask to issue a recusal against Manuel Marchena after the leak of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial1 December 2018
Sànchez and Turull initiate this action in protest against the the fact that their appeals for protection lodged in connection with the 1 October referendum […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to a fair trial12 December 2018
In the Constitutional Court’s plenary session it was unanimously decided to reject the appeals for protection submitted by Anna Gabriel, Mireia Boya, Carme Forcadell and […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial12 February 2019
The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides to reject the appeal for protection presented by Carme Forcadell against the Supreme Court’s decision not […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial22 February 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the National High Court dismisses the appeal presented byPere Soler , former chief of the Mossos d’Esquadra, and Cèsar Puig, former […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial7 March 2019
The Court confirms the sentences ranging from two to 13 years in prison and declines to convict the youth of the crime of terrorism as […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial26 March 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides not to accept the appeal for protection presented by Meritxell Serret and Toni Comín against the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial24 April 2019
The Provincial Court of Barcelona rules that the Examining Magistrate Court No. 24 of Barcelona has the jurisdiction to conduct the preliminary investigation in the […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly3 May 2019
Specifically, the organisation calls for the release of Jordi Cuixart, Jordi Sànchez and Oriol Junqueras, imprisoned for the 1 October referendum, who had submitted their […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly10 May 2019
Anna Simó, former member of the Bureau of the Parliament of Catalonia, files a recusal against Jesús María Barrientos and Carlos Ramos, two of the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial4 July 2019
Specifically, the organisation is now calling for the release of Joaquim Forn, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull and Dolors Bassa, who were imprisoned in the prosecution […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly20 December 2019
Xavier Duch, Eduard Garzón and Xavier Buïgas are released, and on the 27th, so are Alexis Codina and Ferran Jolis. The other two CDR members […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly23 December 2019
Lawyer Francesc Jufresa sends the Ministry of Justice a pardon request for the 12 individuals convicted in the ruling against the independence process, both those […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial