70 posts in 2021
4 January 2021
The damages are estimated to amount to 13,427.43 euros. Before going to court, the Town Hall had appealed to the Ministry of Justice, which had […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly11 January 2021
After 2 years and 8 months of exile in Belgium while under investigation for the alleged crime of terrorism by the National High Court following […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 January 2021
The Provincial Court of Barcelona has rejected the petition of the Prosecutor’s Office to dismiss the case opened at the Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly15 January 2021
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona initiated proceedings in 2019 against three firefighters and two superior offices of the Fire Department of the Parc […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 January 2021
The court dismisses the appeal presented by the Prosecutor’s Office against the sentence of the Criminal Court no. 25 of Barcelona that acquitted CDR activist […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 January 2021
The Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona does not authorise the rallies in favour of the political prisoners and exiles called for 1 and 8 February, […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly28 January 2021
The court sets this deadline to comply with a nine-month sentence for the glorification of terrorism and slander against the Crown and the State Security […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 February 2021
The Centre Irídia the protester who lost her right eye after being hit by a foam bullet during the protests against the arrest of Pablo […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 February 2021
Hundreds of demonstrations in protest against the arrest of Hasél are called throughout the country. The demonstrations took place in Barcelona, Lleida, Tarragona and a […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly16 February 2021
Pablo Hasél had locked himself in University of Lleida on the previous day with other activists. The Mossos d’Esquadra enter the University of Lleida, handcuff […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly22 February 2021
The pro-independence youth from Badalona Marcel Vivet, accused for his participation in the ‘Holi Festival’ protest in September 2018, appears before the Provincial Court of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 February 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal by the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans (Catalan Media Corporation) against the verdicts of the Junta […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly9 March 2021
The councillor of Guanyem Badalona en Comú and CUP activist Jose Téllez testifies on 23 February before the Supreme Court. He was accused of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 March 2021
The trial against Josant had been postponed due to the effects of the pandemic and the Catalan Government eventually toned down the accusation by withdrawing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly23 March 2021
Tomàs Sayes, a member of the CDR of Cerdanya, has been arrested for participating in the cutting-off of access to the Cadí-Andorra tunnel on 19 […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly29 March 2021
The Ninth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona shelves the complaint of the spokeswoman of La Forja, Lluna Berlanga, against the Mossos d’Esquadra and the CTTI, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly31 March 2021
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrest two young men from Lleida for protesting against the incarceration of Pablo Hasél in February, claiming that they attacked two policemen […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly5 April 2021
The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeals of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) against the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly6 April 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office accuses Muñoz (“Xelj” on Twitter) of working with Anonymous to target the websites and services of government and state institutions and Spanish […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly8 April 2021
The court extends the singer’s sentence for crimes of glorifying terrorism, lèse majesté and slander against the State Security Forces and Corps in the contents […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly14 April 2021
The National Police charged heavily against Guillem, the young protagonist of a video that went viral on social media in the context of the protests […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly15 April 2021
The Criminal Court no. 16 of Barcelona has sentenced Marcel Guillén from Arran, who was arrested at the Meridiana intersection on 19 October, 2019, to […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly28 April 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia accepts the June 2019 appeal of the Impulso Ciudadano association filed against Quim Torra’s […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly30 April 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia dismisses the appeal filed by the Prosecutor’s Office against the judgment of the Provincial Court that acquitted the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly13 May 2021
The arrest warrant is issued after the CUP parliament member Laia Estrada, under investigation for an alleged crime of public disturbance, did not appear in […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly14 May 2021
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrested him and took him to the courts of Terrassa for having chained himself to the steps of the Palau de Justícia […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly17 May 2021
“ElDiario” reports that the National Police was carrying out a prospective investigation into an alleged Russian conspiracy within the Catalan independence process and that the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 May 2021
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrest seven anti-fascist demonstrators for alleged crimes of public disturbance and an attack on the enforcement officers at a VOX event held […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 May 2021
A pro-independence protester has accepted 3 years and 10 months in prison, instead of the 8 initially requested by the Prosecutor’s Office, for standing in […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly28 May 2021
Joaquín Aguirre, the judge investigating the Volhov case, refers the proceedings against Francesc de Dalmases, MP of the Junts per Catalunya party, to the High […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly4 June 2021
Pau Juvillà is being investigated for an alleged crime of disobedience for not removing the yellow ribbons from his office in La Paeria, by order […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 June 2021
The police arrested him after he failed to appear at two court summonses as he was being investigated for alleged crimes of disobedience, attacking authority […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly7 June 2021
The Court considers, with regards to the case of Roger Español, that, from a strictly procedural point of view, its possible classification as a crime […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly9 June 2021
In Cuixart’s appeal to the ECHR, which is more than 2,000 pages long and includes reports from international organisations, he argues that the Supreme Court […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly9 June 2021
Investigating Court num. 1 of Barcelona judge Joaquín Aguirre, that is currently investigating Operation Volhov, declines jurisdiction in favour of Central Investigating Courts num. 6 […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly10 June 2021
The motion submitted by MÉS per Mallorca to the Balearic Parliament to request a pardon for Valtónyc and Hasél is rejected, with PSIB-PSOE El Pi, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 June 2021
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona issues an order whereby it prosecutes 27 Spanish police officers and a Civil Guard for crimes of injuries […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 June 2021
Vivet is sentenced for the events that took place at the demonstration organised by Arran to protest against the act of tribute to the police […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 June 2021
Guillem Padilla, Ivan, Sarah and Roc are acquitted of the crimes of public disorders and attempted attacks against the National Police during the protests that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly21 June 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia rejects the appeal of the University of Barcelona against the judgement issued by a Barcelona Administrative Court annulling […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly5 July 2021
The Seventh examining Magistrate’s Court of Sant Feliu de Llobregat closes the proceedings filed against the director and presenter of the TV3 programme ‘Està Passant’ […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly12 July 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia was investigating the minister from CUP for alleged crimes of public disturbance and disobedience for her participation in […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly12 July 2021
The Prosecution accuses the member of the CDR of attacking the authority for his participation in the protests at the doors of the Can Cou-Cou […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly19 July 2021
The two activists appear before the Court for their participation in the general strike of 14 February 2019 organised in response to the trial against […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 July 2021
Also closed was the case regarding the 12 people under investigation in Perpignan for the crime of obstructing a public road, a crime that carried […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly30 July 2021
The activist from Mataró and member of Jovent Republicà is sentenced to one year in prison and a 200 euro fine for having thrown, according […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly23 August 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office requests six and a half years in prison and a fine of 1,200 euros for a young man from Girona, Robert Llach, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly3 September 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office collides once again with the judge and requests the annulment of the ordinance by which the magistrate orders the Civil Guard to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly11 September 2021
After the demonstration that takes place on the National Day of Catalonia, a group of demonstrators stop in front of the headquarters of the National […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly14 September 2021
The investigating judge of Operation Judas, Manuel García-Castellón, prosecutes the 13 members of the CDR that have been arrested in the context of the operation […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office had asked for the provisional dismissal of the case against the five Tarragona citizens who had demonstrated on 21 December against the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly22 September 2021
According to the prosecution authorities, Hasél is charged with ‘multiple criminal acts’ and describes him as a ‘persistent offender’ for the crime of glorification of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly29 September 2021
Three years after the ‘Holi’ demonstration organised to protest against the Jusapol union’s tribute to the acts of violence committed by the Spanish police on […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly4 October 2021
The Constitutional Court accepts the appeal for protection filed by Guillem Padilla and considers that his right to effective judicial protection has been violated concerning […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly14 October 2021
Seven pro-independence activists are sent to trial for demonstrating in front of the Parliament of Catalonia on 30 January, 2018, when Carles Puigdemont was to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 October 2021
Marc Bosch, mayor of Dosrius (Maresme), and Eduard Garcia, councillor of the same municipality, provide statements before the Fourth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Mataró where […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 October 2021
The resolution comes as the result of a question posed by the Court of Appeal of Ghent, which must rule on the extradition of the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRights to free expression and assembly28 October 2021
The Eighth Criminal Court of Barcelona acquits El País photojournalist Albert Garcia, who had been arrested during the protests against the sentence of the leaders […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly2 November 2021
The four Mossos d’Esquadra agents who claim to have been injured during the protest against the transfer of the leaders imprisoned because of the 1 […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly12 November 2021
The Urban Guard in Barcelona arrested Charles Andrew Pittman in the course of 18 October 2019 general strike, while he was near a demonstration, looking […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly17 November 2021
Legaz is convicted on charges of attacking the authority and causing injuries after an agent of the City Police denounced him for punching during the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly18 November 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office accuses former mayor Serracant of a serious crime of disobedience, since he ‘did not prevent or paralyse’ the 1 October referendum in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly19 November 2021
The First Criminal Court of Manresa acquits the Lledoners Nine, who were accused of the crimes of attacking the authority, public disturbances and causing injuries […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly24 November 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia has ratified the sentence of activist Adrián Sas condemning him to three years and six months in prison, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly29 November 2021
The Criminal Court trying the second case of disobedience filed against Quim Torra for not removing a banner with a yellow ribbon from the balcony […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 December 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia condemns for disobedience the CUP member of Parliament Pau Juvillà for not having removed the yellow ribbons from […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 December 2021
The oral trial against the young man from Calldetenes Roger Aguayo begins at the Provincial Court of Barcelona. He had been arrested at the roadblock […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly16 December 2021
The court concludes that the organised roadblock for which Francisco Garrobo and Moisès Fernández were being tried falls within their right of assembly and disagrees […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 December 2021
The Court of Appeal in Ghent once again rejects the rapper’s extradition, after the Prosecutor’s Office appealed against the decision of the Court of First […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRights to free expression and assembly14 May 2023
The court had referred the case to the High Court of Justice fn Catalonia for her status as MP, even though the MP had not […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly