105 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 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 assembly30 November 2014
The Spanish National Police has allegedly kept operative since 2012 a group of agents whose pracatically sole purpose is to look into signs of corruption […]
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Right to political representation12 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 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 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 assembly24 June 2016
The newspaper Público reveals some audio recordings of a conversation held 11 days before the publication of the article about the alleged existence of a […]
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Right to political representation3 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 assembly13 November 2016
The investigating judge of the National High Court Carmen Lamela orders the Civil Guard to arrest eight young people in the municipality of Altsasu (Navarra) […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRight to a fair trial27 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 autonomy30 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 justice3 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 justice20 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 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 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 justice18 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 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 assembly19 February 2018
Examining Magistrate’s Court andNational High Courtmagistrate Carmen Lamela extends the sedition investigation against Mossos d’Esquadra Major, Josep Lluís Trapero, in connection with the 1 October […]
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Politicisation of justice27 February 2018
The Civil Guard and the CNI arrest computer activist Joel Muñoz (Xelj on Twitter) at his home on the charges of cyber damage and disclosure […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 February 2018
At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, Examining Magistrate’s Court andNational High Court judge, Carmen Lamela, summons the former director of the Mossos d’Esquadra, Pere […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice1 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 trial2 March 2018
The singer has been charged with the crime of glorification of terrorism and slander to the monarchy and State Security Forces and Corps in connection […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly13 March 2018
The European court rules that the Spanish State violated the right to freedom of expression of Jaume Roura and Enric Stern by convicting them of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly29 March 2018
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cornellà de Llobregat requests that National High Court judge Carmen Lamela takes over the case against the six chief […]
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Politicisation of justice2 April 2018
The National High Court’s Prosecutor’s Office announces that it is carrying out investigations in connection with the CDRs actions over recent days. In a statement, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly4 April 2018
Examining Magistrate’s Court judge Carmen Lamela orders the interlocutory prosecution of the head of the Mossos d’Esquadra in relation to the 20 September demonstration and […]
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Politicisation of justice10 April 2018
At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office,, the National HIgh Court’s examining magistrate orders the arrest of Tamara Carrasco and Adrià Carrasco for the crimes […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly12 April 2018
The National High Court examining magistrate charges Tamara Carrasco ‘only’ with a crime of public disturbance and releases her, although she is banned from leaving […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly16 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 trial14 May 2018
After the Constitutional Court rejected the appeal for protection submitted by rapper Josep Valtònyc, the National High Court sentenced him to prison within ten days […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRights to free expression and assembly23 May 2018
Examining Magistrate’s Court judge Carmen Lamela concludes the investigation against the head of the Mossos d’Esquadra for their action during the 20 September demonstration and […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly31 May 2018
This comes as the case is widened in relation to new tweets published between October 2017 and February 2018, which the court considers to indicate […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly1 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 trial6 June 2018
The Fifth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Vilanova i la Geltrú completes the investigation against Toni Albà and sends him to trial for a possible crime […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly9 June 2018
The National High Court judge hearing the case against Tamara Carrasco denies her a permit to leave her town to visit her mother, who lives […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly24 July 2018
The until then instructing magistrate at the National High Court, Carmen Lamela, is known for controversial decisions with significant political consequences, such as taking on […]
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Politicisation of justice9 September 2018
The National High Courtis investigating Carrasco for protests organised by the CDRsagainst the imprisonment of some ministers, the president of Parliament Carme Forcadell, and the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2018
The court confirms the sentence from March 2018 in which Hasél is convicted of crimes related to glorification of terrorism, lèse majesté to the Crown […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly11 October 2018
Officers Lluís Ferran López, Joan Carles Molinero, Emili Quevedo and Francisco Javier Gámez, the intendants Antoni Verger and Amadeu Domingo and the head of the […]
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Politicisation of justice2 November 2018
In its indictment in the proceedings against the leaders of the Mossos for the events of 20-S and 1-O, the Prosecutor’s Office accuses the Major […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice6 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 assembly7 November 2018
The National High Courtexamining judge in the case of Tamara and Adrià Carrasco, recognises the non-existence of any fact constituting a crime of terrorism, sedition […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly19 December 2018
The National High Court dismisses the case against former CUP MPAlbert Botran, Poble Lliure spokesperson Guillem Fuster, and Poble Lliure activists Marcel·lí Canet, Marcel Casellas, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly17 January 2019
The judge conducting the preliminary investigation at the National High Court had provisionally dismissed the case, finding that the events in question could not constitute […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice22 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 trial28 February 2019
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeals for protection that Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart had submitted against their pre-trial detention ordered by the National High […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court7 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 trial7 May 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Jordi Cuixart’s appeals for protection against Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena’s March 2018 decision to prosecute […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime6 September 2019
This first conviction, now suspended by the court, entailed a two-year prison sentence and disqualification from public office for the crime of glorification of terrorism. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly23 September 2019
Two members of the CDRs are released the same day, while seven others are taken to pre-trial detention at Soto del Real prison in Madrid […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly26 September 2019
The CDRs imprisoned as part of Operation Judas begin to testify before the National High Court. Two of the detainees, Ferran Jolis and Jordi Ros, […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly29 October 2019
GitHub, a platform owned by Microsoft, blocks access to Tsunami Democràtic’s software following an email sent by the Civil Guard with a court order attached. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 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 assembly3 March 2020
After the National Court requested the ‘automatic’ extradition of Josep Valtònyc for the crime of glorification of terrorism in relation to the content of his […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRight to a fair trial8 June 2020
The Court confirms the National High Court’s ruling sentencing the singer to nine months in prison for the crimes of glorification of terrorism, lèse majesté […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly12 June 2020
The motion is being carried out within the framework of the case opened at the Eighth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Manresa for the alleged crimes […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly25 June 2020
The two agents are accused of the crime of concealment for accompanying the president into exile on his journey by car to Belgium from Finland, […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office30 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 assembly19 July 2020
The rapper Pablo Hasél presents an appeal for protection before the High Court against the sentence passed by the Supreme Court which ratifies his sentence […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 October 2020
The National High Court issues a verdict in the case against the head of the Mossos for his actions on 20 September and 1 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office14 December 2020
In July, the Supreme Court had already annulled the 2012 ruling in line with the orders of the European Court of Human Rights and the […]
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Right to a fair trial18 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 justice4 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 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 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 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 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 assembly28 June 2021
The magistrate of the National High Court María Tardón dismisses the appeal presented by the lawyer of Puigdemont, Comín, Ponsatí and Puig in the case […]
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Politicisation of justice6 July 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office lowers the penalty request and asks for a year and a half in prison for each of them for committing a crime […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice23 July 2021
The court has acquitted from concealment charges the two agents of the Catalan police force who, together with the businessman Jami Matamala and the historian […]
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Politicisation of justice14 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 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 assembly28 October 2021
In December 2020, the Supreme Court had ordered the National Court to repeat the trial for the Bateragune case. The Constitutional Court’s decision means that […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial28 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 assembly19 January 2022
The Criminal Chamber of the National High Court allows Xavier Duch Palau, member of the CDR prosecuted in the framework of Operation Judas, access to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly3 March 2022
The National High Court authorises that six Civil Guard agents who carried out the investigation provide statements as witnesses, following an appeal by the defences, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly7 March 2022
The National Court sentences Albert Baiges to pay a fine of 720 euros for the crime of lèse majesté. Baiges had tweeted in 2020: ‘Seriously. […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly31 May 2022
The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal of the Prosecutor’s Office against the sentence of the Provincial Court of Barcelona that acquitted CDR activist Tamara Carrasco […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly1 July 2022
The Central Administrative Court of the National High Court denies financial liability on behalf of the State in the arrest of the mayor of Verges, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 August 2022
The report of the Ministry of the Interior and the General Directorate of the National Police is drawn up within the framework of the administrative […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 October 2022
La Directa reports that the police spying began after the 8 November 2017 general strike and continued until the first quarter of 2019. It involved […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 October 2022
The investigating judge in the Operation Judas case, Manuel García-Castellón, closes the investigation phase, stating that the proceedings considered essential and necessary to clarify the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly4 December 2022
Online newspaper elMón reveals that the Prosecutor’s Office is continuing to conduct several secret investigations into various pro-independence organisations that carry out street protests, such […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly30 January 2023
La Directa reports that another National Police officer, who went by Daniel Hernández Pons, operated as a mole in these movements for three years. The […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly28 February 2023
El País reveals Operation Kitchen ‘Whatsapps’ against independentism. ‘Whatsapp’ text messages revealed by newspaper El País were between two of the people that have been […]
21 May 2023
The Policia Nacional apparently obtained the data on 26 October 2017, when it intercepted the Mossos d’Esquadra van in an incineration plant in Snat Adrià […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly