505 posts
1 April 2003
The Mossos d’Esquadra and the Spanish police arrest activist Jordi Vilaseca, by orders of Baltasar Garzón, judge of the Central Investigating Courts number 5 of […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly2 November 2004
The European Court of Human Rights sentences Spain to pay damages to the 15 applicants, victims of mistreatment during the arrests of the Garzón Operation. […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly9 May 2007
The young man had filed a lawsuit against the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Policía Nacional for torture in the course of his arrest on April […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly10 July 2008
The prison sentence that the National High Court issued for Roura and Stern for the crime of lèse majesté is eventually replaced by a fine […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly31 August 2009
Cs submits a request to the Ministry of Governance and the Government Delegation of Catalonia. It believes that the consultation would open the door to […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly2 September 2009
Jorge Buxadé, the lawyer in charge of appealing the consultation of Arenys on behalf of the State, had been a candidate for the fascist Falange […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 September 2009
With the suspension requested by Jorge Buxadé on behalf of the State’s Attorney Office, the court nullifies the the Town Hall’s decision to allow municipal […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly25 July 2011
The plenary session’s agreement was suspended due to the appeal of the State Attorney’s Office since September 2009, and it prevented the consultation from being […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly3 March 2014
The newspaper publishes this article with the personal data obtained from police databases (names and surnames, photographs, courts where they worked and comments on their […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 March 2014
The singer is on trial at the National HIgh Court for the alleged crime of glorification of terrorism following his songs about the actions and […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly9 November 2014
UPyD, PxC, members of the PP, Societat Civil Catalana and several individuals are asking the police courts to close schools and remove the ballot boxes […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly12 March 2015
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the nullification appeal submitted by Hasél against the ruling of the National High Court and confirms the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly30 March 2015
The text is approved only with the votes of the PP, which has an absolute majority in the chamber. The crime of embezzlement is amended […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly7 April 2015
In December of that year, Àngel Ros had filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office against Hasél and Ciniko for an alleged crime of making […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly13 May 2015
The Electoral Board hands down an agreement stating that the pro-independence flags must be removed during electoral periods, in order to maintain the ‘political neutrality’ […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly30 July 2015
The court confirms the sentence handed down by the National High Court that sentences Jaume Roura and Enric Stern to a 2,700 euro fine for […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly11 November 2015
The Spanish government submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the declaration of the start of the independence process approved by the Parliament of Catalonia. The […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly2 December 2015
Constitutional Court ruling 259/2015 against the declaration will be used by the Spanish government to appeal the transitory law and the referendum law approved on […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly10 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 assembly14 March 2016
The Prosecutor’s Office submits a request to the National High Court to investigate the CUP-Capgirem Vic minister Joan Coma for an alleged crime of incitement […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly28 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 assembly3 August 2016
They denounce Hasél for alleged crimes of glorification of terrorism and slander against the Crown and State security forces and corps in about fifteen messages […]
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Rights 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 assembly27 December 2016
The arrest comes after Joan Coma (CUP) refused to testify at the National HIgh Court on24 October as an investigated party for an alleged crime […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly4 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 assembly23 January 2017
Hasél appears to testify before the investigating magistrate of the National High Court, José de la Mata, as being investigated for the alleged crime of […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly13 February 2017
The Third Criminal Court of Lleida sentences the singers Pablo Hasél and Ciniko to a fine of 540 euros for a minor offense of disobeying […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly21 February 2017
The National High Court condemns the singer for the content of his songs for crimes of glorification of terrorism and humiliating victims, slander and lèse […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 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 assembly12 September 2017
The permission to use the premises had been appealed by the PP municipal group. The event is finally held in a private venue.
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Court of AuditorsRights to free expression and assembly12 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia orders the Civil Guard, the National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra to pursue […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly13 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 assembly13 September 2017
The Prosecutor’s Offices order the Mossos d’Esquadra to follow the High Court of Justice of Catalonia’s instruction so that they also pursue the acts preparing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2017
The Spanish government delegation in Catalonia had warned the managers of the bullring that the event was ‘illegal.’ The Prosecutor’s Office of Tarragona opens proceedings […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 local police of some municipalities (Sabadell, Barcelona, Torredembarra, Santpedor, Sant Cugat del Vallès, El Prat de Llobregat, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Figueres, Masquefa, Premià de […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 assembly17 September 2017
The Civil Guard continues the searches in compliance with the order of the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the organisation of the referendum. On the 17th, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 September 2017
As part of the investigation into the organisation of the referendum, the Civil Guard inspects the headquarters of Unipost in Barcelona, Manresa, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 assembly20 September 2017
The National Police appear in front of the CUP headquarters, where they will remain for 8 hours while a protest rally takes place in front […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
With the start of the searches, thousands of citizens begin to gather at the Civil Guard headquarters, mostly in front of the headquarters of the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
Three cruise ships arrive at the ports of Barcelona and Tarragona to house the National Police and the Civil Guard agents sent to Catalonia from […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 assembly25 September 2017
The paramilitary body censors the organisation’s website and the other domains because of their link with the referendum.
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Rights to free expression and assembly25 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia orders the Mossos d’Esquadra to appear at the electoral venues designated as polling stations to identify the person in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly26 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia orders the Mossos d’Esquadra to seal the venues designated as polling stations before 30 September and to ensure that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 assembly28 September 2017
The Civil Guard searches Events, where they find nothing, and Palibex. In Palibex, they seize 2.5 million ballots and 4 million envelopes. They also find […]
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Rights 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 assembly1 October 2017
The day begins with the announcement by the government of Catalonia of the universal census, which allows citizens to vote at any polling station. Many […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly1 October 2017
The Civil Guard arrests three young people from Sant Esteve Sesrovires for alleged crimes of attacking Civil Guard agents and resisting authority, disobedience and threats. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly4 October 2017
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona begins proceedings in relation to the charges that the National Police made on 1 October in the city, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly5 October 2017
The National Police files a complaint against the director of the satirical magazine El Jueves, Guillermo Martínez-Vela, and the deputy director and head of the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly6 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 assembly16 October 2017
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court and National High Court judge Carmen Lamela, sentences Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez to preventive detention without bail, as requested […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2017
The National Police have arrested a 22-year-old man for kicking an officer during police action at the gates of a school in Sant Esteve Sesrovires. […]
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Rights 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 assembly19 October 2017
Marc Bosch, mayor of Dosrius (Maresme) and Eduard Garcia, town councillor, provide statements for a crime of serious disobedience and resistance during the 1 October […]
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Rights 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 assembly25 October 2017
The Civil Guard has identified the man who threw a chair at a police officer on the 1 October in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Bages. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly26 October 2017
A young man from Lleida is arrested for the crime of inciting hatred and the disclosure of secrets for allegedly having published comments, information or […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly26 October 2017
The National Police detain the Mossos d’Esquadra officers while awaiting a warrant from National High Court judge Carmen Lamela, of the Central Examining Magistrates’ Courts. […]
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Rights to free expression and assemblyViolation of autonomy31 October 2017
Two youngsters from Camarles and Deltebre (Baix Ebre) are arrested for alleged ‘threats’ and ‘slander’ on social media against members of the state security bodies […]
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Court of AuditorsRights to free expression and assembly1 November 2017
The Civil Guard arrests Meritxell Esquerra and Kenneth Batiste from Lleida as part of Operation Dignity, for the alleged crime of inciting hatred following publications […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly3 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 assembly7 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 assembly9 November 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona summons the city councillor for Guanyem Badalona en Comú and CUP activist Jose Téllez to give evidence for an alleged […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly10 November 2017
Following a complaint by the National Police, a court in Reus summons the city mayor, six councillors and six others to bring them under investigation […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly11 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 assembly18 November 2017
The teacher is arrested for alleged crimes of inciting hatred and the disclosure of secrets following the publication on social media of more than a […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 November 2017
The Fifth Examining Magistrate’s Court in Vilanova i la Geltrú initiates preliminary proceedings and summons Toni Albà to give evidence on 30 January 2018, in […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly21 November 2017
As part of the electoral process for the parliamentary elections, the Barcelona Provincial Electoral Board prohibits TV3 from using the terms ‘government in exile’ and […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly23 November 2017
The mayor of Reus (PDeCAT) and three city councillors (PDeCAT and ERC) appear at a Reus court to give evidence after being investigated for a […]
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Rights 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
The Central Electoral Board bans members of the Board, the proxies or the financial controllers at the Parliament of Catalonia elections from wearing the yellow […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly26 November 2017
Barcelona Provincial Electoral Board orders Barcelona Town Hall to remove the ‘Free political prisoners’ banner from the balcony, following an appeal by Ciudadanos in the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly29 November 2017
Barcelona Provincial Electoral Board prohibits Barcelona Town Hall from lighting up fountains and public buildings in yellow following an appeal from the PP in the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly11 December 2017
The Guardia Civil, via the intervention of Catalonia and the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, and under orders of Íñigo Méndez de […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assemblyViolation of autonomy13 December 2017
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona accepts the report filed by the Town Halls of Girona, Sant Julià de Ramis and Aiguaviva with the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly13 December 2017
The Central Electoral Board calls on the Provincial Board of Barcelona to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Catalunya Ràdio after attending to appeals by the PP […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly14 December 2017
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena denies Jordi Sànchez a temporary prison permit to leave Soto del Real prison and be able to campaign, ahead of […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly18 December 2017
Following two appeals from the PP, the Central Electoral Board calls for the Provincial Board of Barcelona to initiate disciplinary action against the Catalan Media […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly18 December 2017
The Ministry of the Interior confirms that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against Sànchez and Junqueras for recording messages from prison that were later broadcasted […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly26 December 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office summons the director and 12 teachers from IES El Palau de Sant Andreu de la Barca secondary school to give evidence for […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly26 December 2017
The Reus court, which is investigating the mayor and several councillors for the crime of inciting hatred for having signed a manifesto to reject the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly18 January 2018
Tremp secondary school teacher Manel Riu, investigated under the Operation Dignity campaign, gives evidence before Tremp Examining Magistrate’s Court for alleged crimes of inciting hatred […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly26 January 2018
The Central Electoral Board imposes four penalties of 1,000 euros on the Catalan Media Corporation (CCMA) for having violated impartiality in broadcasting during the electoral […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly30 January 2018
Torrent claims that his goal is to achieve an investiture debate that is ‘effective and secure.’ On 20 February, the socialist party MPs submitted an […]
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Right to political representationRights to free expression and assembly30 January 2018
The 30-year-old who was summoned to testify in the courts of Reus accused of duplicating the 1 October referendum websites adheres to his right to […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly1 February 2018
The singer is charged with the crime of glorification of terrorism and slander to the monarchy and State Security Forces and Corps in connection with […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly2 February 2018
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 4 of Amposta had ordered the case to be thrown out, among other reasons because the injured man had not […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly