80 posts during 2020 - Present: Impasse in the independence movement
3 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board agrees to strip Quim Torra of his seat following his conviction for disobedience by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly23 January 2020
The Supreme Court decides not to provisionally suspend the disqualification of Quim Torra as an MP, ordered by the Central Electoral Board following his conviction […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly27 January 2020
The president of Parliament, Roger Torrent, refuses to submit to a vote of the Bureau a document presented by JxCat revoking the instructions issued by […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly3 February 2020
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia opens a new investigation against President Quim Torra for an alleged crime […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly5 February 2020
The Parliament makes the decision in relation to President Torra’s conviction for disobedience, which is not yet final, in the case of the yellow ribbons. […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly19 February 2020
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia had referred the case to the Supreme Court because Nuet was elected as a member of Congress in […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to a fair trial27 February 2020
The trial, held on 5 and 6 February, concluded with the acquittal of the activists who held a protest in February 2018 against the application […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 February 2020
The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia prosecutes the former secretary-general of the Department of the Vice-Presidency, Josep Maria Jové, and the former secretary of […]
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Politicisation of justice8 June 2020
The Prosecutor’s Office presents its final conclusions, in which it downgrades the charges against the Mossos d’Esquadra police major, Josep Lluís Trapero; the former chief […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office6 July 2020
Carlos Ramos, examining magistrate of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, who is leading the investigation against President Quim Torra for not having removed, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly21 September 2020
The Second Criminal Court of Manresa has started the trial against the former ERC councillor of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Jordi Pesarrodona, for the crime […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly28 September 2020
The former councillor has been disqualified from holding any public office or position and fined 2,100 euros for the crime of disobedience for impeding the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly28 September 2020
The Supreme Court ratifies the sentence issued by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia. Thus, the court rejects the appeal filed by Quim Torra […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly19 October 2020
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia convicts the former members of the Bureau Lluís Corominas, Anna Simó, Ramona Barrufet and Lluís Guinó for the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice19 October 2020
The magistrate investigating the case against the former president, Quim Torra, for not having removed a banner featuring a yellow ribbon from the balcony of […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly3 November 2020
The Constitutional Courthas rejected the appeal for protection filed by Quim Torra against the decision of the Supreme Court not to suspend as a precautionary […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation16 November 2020
The First Criminal Court of Figueres has initiated the trial against the mayoress of Roses, Montserrat Mindan, for the alleged crime of disobedience for allowing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice16 December 2020
Montserrat Mindan has been acquitted of the crime of disobedience for allowing municipal premises to be used for the 1 October referendum. The court magistrate, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly28 December 2020
The Court that is investigating the second case of disobedience against former president Quim Torra is prosecuting him for not having removed a banner featuring […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly20 January 2021
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia condemns Bernat Solé, minister of Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations and Transparency of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice22 January 2021
Montserrat Mindan was the first to be tried for the crime of disobedience in the Constitutional Court for having facilitated the 1 October referendum in […]
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Politicisation of justice17 February 2021
Borràs was sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in prison, eight months of disqualification and issued with a fine of 60,000 euros for […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial1 March 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against former president of the Bureau of Parliament Roger Torrent (ERC) […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticised Constitutional Court3 March 2021
The trial begins against the five members of the 1 October Electoral Commission, Jordi Matas, Tània Verge, Marta Alsina, Marc Marsal and Josep Pagès at […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice9 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 assembly11 March 2021
The former Minister of Agriculture, Meritxell Serret, who had resided in Belgium since November 2017, has been on trial in the 1 October referendum case […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice16 March 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office had filed the action on the grounds of an alleged crime of disobedience against the former president of Parliament, Roger Torrent (ERC) […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial17 March 2021
The former minister’s appeal argued that the Supreme Court had violated his presumption of innocence. The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal because it considers that […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial31 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 assembly8 April 2021
The former member of the Bureau of Parliament and member of Congress Joan Josep Nuet is sentenced for a crime of disobedience to pay 8,000 […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice14 April 2021
The Criminal Court no. 11 of Barcelona acquitted the five members of the 1 October Electoral Commission (Jordi Matas, Tània Verge, Marta Alsina, Marc Marsal […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 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 assembly28 April 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses Parliament’s appeal against the decision of the Central Electoral Board based on the conviction for disobedience, which […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation30 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 Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal for protection presented by Francesc Homs against the Supreme Court ruling on the organisation of the consultation of 9 […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trialRight to political representation4 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 assembly10 June 2021
The Supreme Court declares the completion of the penalty of 20 months of disqualification from public office of former ministers Carles Mundó, Meritxell Borràs and […]
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Politicisation of justice25 June 2021
Montse Mindan has been acquitted of an alleged crime of disobedience for the events of 1 October. This is the second time she has been […]
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Politicisation of justice12 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 assembly26 July 2021
The investigating magistrate of the case against former president of the Parliament Roger Torrent (current Minister of Business and Labour) and the former members of […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice15 September 2021
The former president of the Bureau of Parliament Roger Torrent and the two former members of the Bureau Eusebi Campdepadrós and Adriana Delgado appear before […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice28 September 2021
The State Attorney’s Office requests these penalties in the context of the case being carried out before Investigating Court number four court of Amposta, at […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice7 October 2021
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal presented by former president Artur Mas against the sentence issued by the Supreme Court, which confirmed the sentence of […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trialRight to political representation15 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 assembly27 October 2021
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrest the former vice-president of the Bureau of the Parliament Josep Costa by order of the magistrate of the High Court of […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial28 October 2021
The Third Criminal Court of Lleida sentences Miquel Serra (ERC) to three months’ disqualification for disobedience and a fine of 450 euros. In December, the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice10 November 2021
The magistrate of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia Maria Eugènia Alegret agrees that there are reasons to try for crimes of disobedience the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice18 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 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 assembly20 January 2022
The Central Electoral Board agrees to remove Pau Juvillà’s seat as a member of the Parliament of Catalonia. The member of CUP had been sentenced […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 February 2022
The Mossos d’Esquadra assaulted fireman Joan Domènech during the blocking of A-2 highway in Soses, organised by the CDR after Carles Puigdemont’s arrest in Germany. […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly23 February 2022
The former president of the Catalan Government had filed an appeal for protection against the sentences that condemned him for disobedience on the understanding that […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly17 March 2022
The former president of the Government of Catalunya Quim Torra decides not to appear at the oral trial session of the second case against him […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly24 March 2022
The appeals of the former ministers of Labour and Interior respectively were the last to be pending. As happened with all appeals for protection (except […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial25 March 2022
The Supreme Court opens proceedings against the former Minister of Agriculture of the Government of Catalonia and member of ERC Meritxell Serret for charges of […]
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Politicisation of justice19 April 2022
The Supreme Court opens an oral trial against the CUP member of the Parliament of Catalonia Eulàlia Reguant for an alleged crime of serious disobedience […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice11 May 2022
The Sixth Criminal Court of Barcelona condemns former president Quim Torra for a crime of disobedience to a penalty of disqualification from public office for […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 July 2022
The judge of the Fourth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Reus orders the arrest of the CUP city councilor of Reus and spokesman of its National […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly7 July 2022
On 14 April 2021, the Criminal Court no. 11 of Barcelona acquitted the five members of the Electoral Commission of the 1 October (Jordi Matas, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice19 July 2022
The former CUP member of the Parliament of Catalonia, Anna Gabriel, who has been living in exile in Geneva for 4 years, appears before the […]
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Politicisation of justice28 September 2022
Eulàlia Reguant goes on trial before the Supreme Court rather than a lower-level court, given her status as a CUP MP in the Parliament of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly5 October 2022
Various former members of the Bureau of the Parliament of Catalonia – the former president, Roger Torrent (ERC); the former first vice-president, Josep Costa (JxCat); […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice7 October 2022
The Criminal Court no. 30 of Madrid sentences Antonio Baños to four months in prison on the charge of disobedience for having refused to answer […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly10 November 2022
The Supreme Court overturns the trial and conviction of Lluís Guinó, Ramona Barrufet and Lluís Corominas on the charge of disobedience, and the trial will […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly15 November 2022
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia acquits several former members of the Bureau of Parliament, namely the former president, Roger Torrent; the former first […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly16 November 2022
Roger Verdaguer had participated in a roadblock on the C-58 highway during a protest against the ruling banning Quim Torra from public office, and refused […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly17 November 2022
The judge of the Criminal Court no. 1 of Mataró convicts the former mayor, a member of CUP, on the charge of disobedience, finding that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly18 November 2022
The former secretary-general of Catalonia’s Department of the Vice-Presidency, Economy and Finance, and the former secretary of the Treasury, both currently ERC MPs in the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly30 November 2022
The Supreme Court dismisses the Parliament of Catalonia’s appeal against the Central Electoral Board’s decision to strip Pau Juvillà of his seat. The Court argues […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly12 January 2023
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena issues a new prosecution order against Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Marta Rovira in the case […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 February 2023
Once the Criminal Code reform that suppresses the crime of sedition and amends the crime of embezzlement is in force, the Second Chamber of the […]
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Politicisation of justice20 April 2023
Lleida Area Electoral Board gives a deadline of 24 hours to the City Council for them to withdraw the banner in support to the prisoners […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly25 April 2023
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia sentences her to 1 year of disqualification for her role as Minister of Agriculture during the 1 October […]
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Politicisation of justice31 May 2023
A criminal judge of Sabadell sentences the former mayor of Sabadell Maties Serracant for a crime of serious disobedience, with the mitigation of undue delays. […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation13 June 2023
After Llarena dismissed the appeals against the amending of the indictment issued by the investigating judge in the case against the 1 October referendum leaders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly19 June 2023
On 5 December 2019, Osca Investigating Court number 3 declared the commencement of trial proceedings against former Ministers of Culture of the Catalan Government Lluís […]
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Politicisation of justiceViolation of autonomy19 October 2023
Former mayor Salvi Güell (ERC) was under investigation for disobedience and for the crime of corrupt practice for his role in the organization of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly9 November 2023
The Supreme Court had referred the case to Barcelona Provincial Court in 2022. Anna Gabriel, former CUP MP in the Catalan Parliament, was indicted for […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly