42 posts during 2017 - 2019: Article 155 and repression
30 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 assembly22 February 2018
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court Manresa, which centralises the investigations related to the 1 Octoer referendum in the region of Bages where Jordi Pesarrodona, ERC […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly23 February 2018
The activists are arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra for protesting, along with 237 other people, against the application of Article 155 and demanding the release […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 February 2018
The First Examining Magistrate’s Court of Figueres summons Montserrat Mindan, mayor of Roses, to give evidence for an alleged crime of disobedience having being reported […]
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Politicisation of justice5 March 2018
The Sixth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Figueres opens proceedings against city Mayor Marta Felip following a report issued by the Civil Guard; and she is […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court23 March 2018
The examining magistrate forthe 1 October referendum case at the Supreme Court, Pablo Llarena, notifies the following interlocutory ordre: Prosecuted for rebellion are former president […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime27 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 […]
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Rights 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 justice12 April 2018
The Fouth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Reus files the case for disobedience against a young man from Reus for replicating referendum websites. The reason for […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 April 2018
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Manresa provisionally files the case opened against the mayor of Callús Joan Badia, for a crime of disobedience to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 April 2018
Montserrat Mindan is under investigation for an alleged crime of disobedience for having signed a decree in support of the 1 October referendum l. The […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice20 June 2018
The Second Criminal Court of Manresa sentences the town mayor of Berga Montserrat Venturós (CUP) to a penalty of six months of disqualification and a […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 June 2018
VOX accuses the officers Lluís Ferran López, Joan Carles Molinero, Emili Quevedo and Francisco Javier Gámez, intendants Antoni Verger and Amadeu Domingo and the head […]
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Politicisation of justice20 July 2018
The Sixth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Figueres opened proceedings against Mayor Marta Felip in March following a report issued by the Civil Guard, and is […]
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Politicisation of justice2 August 2018
The Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 13 of Barcelona, investigating the charges to the Government of Catalonia in relation to organising the referendum, asks the High […]
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Politicisation of justice8 October 2018
The Constitutional Court admits the appeal for protection submitted by Francesc Homs against the sentence dictated by the Supreme Court for his involvement in organising […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation11 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 justice25 October 2018
Thethe Supreme Court Chamber which is to judge the case against the leaders of the October 1 referendum confirms the conclusion of the summary trial […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial26 November 2018
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia declares that it will not bring the vice-president of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès under investigation for the […]
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Politicisation of justice17 December 2018
The Supreme Court upholds theHigh Court of Justice of Catalonia’s conviction of Artur Mas, Joana Ortega and Irene Rigau for disobedience, but reduces their respective […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation27 December 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber hearing the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum confirms its jurisdiction to try those accused of rebellion […]
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Politicisation of justice16 January 2019
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona fines Jose Téllez, a city councillor for Guanyem Badalona en Comú, third deputy mayor of Badalona and member […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 January 2019
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Sabadell summons Maties Serracant, city council member for the Crida andmayor of Sabadell, on 28 January to answer to […]
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Politicisation of justice28 January 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia investigating judge in the case against Neus Lloveras and Miquel Buch for their role during the 1 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice12 February 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office brings a complaint before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia accusing Bernat Solé, mayor ofAgramunt and an ERC member of Parliament, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice21 February 2019
The Chamber High Court of Justice of Catalonia is established to try the former members of the Bureau of the Parliament of Catalonia Lluís Corominas, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice25 March 2019
Following a complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Electoral Board gives Francesc Gabarell, president of the CUP’s municipal group, 24 hours to remove pro-independence flags, yellow […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 March 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia files a complaint against the president of the Government of Catalonia, Quim Torra, in […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly1 April 2019
The court accepts for consideration the appeal presented by Jose Téllez, a Badalona city councillor with Guanyem Badalona en Comú and member of the CUP, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly4 April 2019
The court prosecutes them for the charges of embezzlement of public funds, document forgery, disclosure of secrets, disobedience and prevarication, and sets a joint bond […]
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Politicisation of justice8 April 2019
The Appeals Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia partially accepts the Prosecutor’s Office’s appeal against the dismissal of the disobedience case against […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice27 June 2019
Carlos Ramos, the investigating judge in the yellow ribbon case against the presidentof the Government of Catalonia, Quim Torra, decides to prosecute him for a […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly23 July 2019
The Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 13 of Barcelona, which is investigating current and former officials of the Government of Catalonia in connection with the organisation […]
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Politicisation of justice5 September 2019
The Sixth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Figueres agrees to proceed with the case against Marta Felip, the mayor of the city, for an alleged crime […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court9 September 2019
President Quim Torra calls for the recusal of two of the three judges of the Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly14 October 2019
The Supreme Court convicts nine pro-independence leaders of sedition in the case against the 1 October referendum sentences them to prison terms ranging from nine […]
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Politicisation of justice14 October 2019
Thousands of demonstrators flock to Barcelona’s El Prat airport following the call by Tsunami Democràtic and block access to the terminals, causing the cancellation of […]
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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 […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly16 November 2019
The Criminal Court No. 11 of Barcelona notifies the five members of the Electoral Commission for the 1 October referendum (Jordi Matas, Tània Verge, Marta […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice18 November 2019
President Quim Torra goes on trial before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, charged with a crime of disobedience for not having obeyed the […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly20 November 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia suspends the hearing in the trial for disobedience and criminal organisation against Lluís Corominas, Lluís Guinó, Anna Simó, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice19 December 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia convicts Quim Torra of a crime of disobedience and sentences him to one and a half years of […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly