75 posts
9 February 2018
The former CUP MP for Sant Andreu district of Barcelona, Ivan Altimira, under investigation for an alleged crime of resisting authority, makes a statement before […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 March 2018
CDR organise a blocking of the A-2 highway in Soses to protest against Carles Puigdemont’s arrest in Germany. The Mossos d’Esquadra repress, assault and, inter […]
Breaches:
Rights 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 […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial17 January 2019
The Spanish police believe they may have committed a crime of public disturbance. Two of those arrested are mayors, Dani Cornellà of of Celrà and […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly1 February 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, presided over by Manuel Marchena, decides which evidence will be admitted in the case against the leaders of […]
Breaches:
Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly19 February 2019
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrest Marcel Vivet, a young independence activist from Badalona, on charges of crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority and causing minor injuries […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly25 February 2019
Following the January 2019 arrest of 16 individuals by the National Police, charges have now been brought against two more activists for blocking the AVE […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 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 […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial17 May 2019
The Provincial Court of Girona confirms that the Government of Catalonia will bring a private prosecution in the proceedings taking place before the Second Examining […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly21 June 2019
Among those arrested by the Catalan police isPol Serena, a Mataró resident and member of Jovent Republicà (ERC’s youth wing), who is charged with public […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly21 June 2019
The trial against Ivan Altimira, a former CUP city councillor in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona, and David Carmona, a member of the same […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly16 October 2019
The photojournalist, wearing her credential, was covering a protest on Carrer Diputació against the Supreme Court ruling when she was injured in the leg by […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly16 October 2019
The National Police arrest youths Dani Gallardo and Elsa Vikki for the alleged crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority, disobedience and serious injuries during the […]
Breaches:
Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly17 October 2019
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrest youths Ibrahim Afkir and Charaf Fadlaoui from Girona for the alleged crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority, injury and causing damages, […]
Breaches:
Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
During the mass protests following the conviction of the pro-independence leaders the National Police arrest Guillem Padilla, Ivan, Sarah and Roc, accusing them of public […]
Breaches:
Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
The National Police arrest Robert Llach, a young man from Girona, for the alleged crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority and a crime of minor […]
Breaches:
Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly19 October 2019
During one of the first protests blocking Meridiana Avenue, Marcel Guillén, an Arran activist, is arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra for a crime of causing […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 December 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office calls for the dismissal of the case brought before Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona in relation to the National Police charges […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly30 June 2020
The young men Ibrahim Afkir and Charaf Fadlaoui are charged with the alleged crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority, injuries and causing damages, as a […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly2 July 2020
After the indictments from the Prosecutor’s Office and the State’s Attorney Office, the court investigating the case sent four of the activists to trial, accused […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly2 July 2020
The Court has released, pending sentencing, the young men Ibrahim Afkir and Charaf Fadlaoui who were being held in Puig de les Basses, accused of […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime2 July 2020
The Supreme Court sentenced them to between 8 and a half years and 9 and a half years in prison for the crimes of causinginjury, […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justicePrison regime6 November 2020
The Provincial Court of Madrid begins the first session of the trial against the young people Dani Gallardo and Elsa Vikki for the alleged crimes […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 November 2020
Adrián is a young man from Vilafranca del Penedès arrested on 11 December 2018 for his participation in the protests of the first anniversary of […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly16 December 2020
The Provincial Court of Madrid sentences Dani Gallardo to four and a half years in prison for the crimes of public disturbance, attack on authority […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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, […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
Right to a fair trialRights 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 […]
Breaches:
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 […]
Breaches:
Rights 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 […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 […]
Breaches:
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, […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly25 January 2022
The Spanish policeman, who is an inspector of the Provincial Information Brigade of the National Police and a VOX militant, had assaulted the photojournalist specialising […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly26 January 2022
A Madrid court sentences to 1 year and 10 months in prison two of the ‘Madrid Six’ who demonstrated in Plaza del Sol in support […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly23 February 2022
The Provincial Court of Barcelona sentences Roger Aguayo to one year and six months in prison for crimes of attacking authority and causing injuries and […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly29 March 2022
Pol Vidal was accused of committing crimes of attacking the authority and causing minor injuries for having, according to the police’s version, punched an officer’s […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly5 April 2022
The accused are Francesc Colomines and a citizen of Arenys de Munt, whom the Prosecutor’s Office requests a sentence of 14 years and 7 years […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime11 April 2022
The events reportedly took place during the opening dinner of the Mobile World Congress at the Palau de la Música on 25 February 2018. The […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly25 April 2022
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 4 of Lleida had twice ordered the case to be dismissed, and the Provincial Court had objected. Now it agrees […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly29 April 2022
The Provincial Court of Barcelona had sentenced Marcel Vivet to five years in prison for committing crimes of public disturbance, attacking an officer of the […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 May 2022
The Provincial Court of Girona acquits Robert Llach, a young man from Girona who was arrested during the protests against the sentence of the 1 […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly20 May 2022
The Provincial Court of Barcelona acquits Brian Bartés of the crimes of public disturbance, attacking the authority and causing injuries for his participation in the […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly9 June 2022
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona, which is in charge of investigating the police charges of 1 October in Barcelona, is prosecuting the gunman […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly10 June 2022
The Provincial Court of Barcelona acquits the youth of the crimes of public disturbance and attacking the authority due to insufficient evidence and because, according […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly4 August 2022
Serracant posted a tweet in December 2021 in which he said: ‘I’ve got my meat of a Spanish-speaking child ready to make cannelloni.’ VOX reported […]
Breaches:
Catalan languageNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly6 September 2022
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 4 of Figueres had been prosecuting nearly 200 people for public disturbance in connection with the roadblocks, organised by Tsunami […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2022
The woman, who was 21 when the events took place, participated in a protest in Valencia on 18 February 2021 against the imprisonment of Pablo […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2022
The Provincial Court of Barcelona had acquitted the officer of the charge of causing injuries, as it had not been sufficiently established that he had […]
Breaches:
Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly4 October 2022
The Prosecutor’s Office, charging him with attacking authority, is seeking a two-year prison sentence, while the officers who arrested Umpierrez, and who brought a private […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly13 October 2022
The Court finds that the facts have not been proven, as the defendants gave contradictory versions during the trial. With regard to Roger, the main […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly16 November 2022
The Prosecutor’s Office is seeking seven years in prison and a 3,900-euro fine on the charges of causing injuries, attacking authority with the aggravating factor […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 November 2022
The trial against seven pro-independence activists who protested in the Ciutadella on 30 January 2018 in support of the Puigdemont’s investiture takes place on 22, […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly23 November 2022
The Prosecutor’s Office is accusing them of damage, public disturbance, attacking authority, causing injuries, and three counts of causing minor injuries, and is calling for […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly12 December 2022
Barcelona Provincial Court sentences Verdejo for the crimes of attack against the authority and injuries, but not for the crime of public disorders, as the […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly25 January 2023
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 7 of Barcelona, which is investigating the 1 October police violence in Barcelona, argues that the police intervention was ‘clearly […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly22 February 2023
The accused participated in the demonstration in Ciutadella on 30 January 2018 for Carles Puigdemont’s investiture. The judgment sentences them for a crime of assault […]
21 April 2023
An arrested demonstrator, in February 2021, during the protests against the imprisonment of Pablo Hasél in Vic had reported five ARRO members of the Mossos […]
26 April 2023
The trial is held on 26, 27 April and 3 May in Barcelona Provincial Court. The Prosecutor’s Office requests 4 years and 9 in prison […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly9 May 2023
Ivan, who is running in the 28 May 2023 municipal election (CUP), was arrested on 16 October 2019, during the protests against the judgment that […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly11 May 2023
A criminal judge from Barcelona sentences a man from Manresa named Jordi for a crime of assault of an authority for throwing a fence against […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly11 May 2023
A criminal judge from Barcelona sentences a man from Manresa named Jordi for a crime of assault of an authority for throwing a fence against […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 May 2023
The National High Court had sentenced him to 4 years and a half of prison for the crimes of public disorders, assault of the authority […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly5 June 2023
The case began because of the arrests carried out in the early hours of the morning of 16 October 2019 in Tarragona city center. Out […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 June 2023
On 11 September 2022, an independentist punched and caused the blindness of a former legionnaire that had previously assaulted him in Vilanova i la Geltrú. […]
Breaches:
Rights to free expression and assembly8 July 2023
The three young men stood accused of pubic disorders, assaulting the authority and injuries. The Prosecutor’s Office requested five years in prison for the two […]
Breaches:
Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly