175 posts in 2017
4 January 2017
The mayor of Torredembarra Eduard Rovira (ERC) removes the pro-independence flag from the Town Hall and hangs the Spanish flag there after the first administrative […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights 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 assembly24 January 2017
President Carles Puigdemont, Vice President Oriol Junqueras and Minister Raül Romeva present the referendum project to the European Parliament. Puigdemont reviews the events of recent […]
9 February 2017
The head of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, Juan Antonio Ramírez Sunyer, agrees to hear the complaint filed by Miguel Durán Calvo […]
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Politicisation of justice13 February 2017
The Third Criminal Court of Lleida sentences the singers Pablo Hasél and Ciniko to a fine of 540 euros for a minor offense of disobeying […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly14 February 2017
The Constitutional Court also sends the cases of Carme Forcadell and the other members of the Bureau (Lluís Corominas, Anna Simó, Josep Nuet and Ramona […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court21 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 assembly23 February 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office is filing a complaint to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Carme Forcadell and three other members of the Parliament […]
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Court of AuditorsFree parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office3 March 2017
The Council of Statutory Guarantees is opposed to including additional provision 31, which foresees the holding of the referendum. In response to the appeals of […]
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Free parliamentary debate13 March 2017
This law allows the court to enforce its own rulings. The Council of Europe believes that this could affect the perception of the Constitutional Court’s […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court13 March 2017
The penalties for the 9 November consultation corresponding to the conviction for a crime of disobedience are two years of disqualification and 36,000 euros for […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation14 March 2017
Minister Raül Romeva gives a talk in the Committee Room of the House of Commons in front of MPs, representatives of think tanks, scholars and […]
15 March 2017
Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona agrees to hear a second complaint filed by VOX against Santiago Vidal in relation to his statements in […]
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Politicisation of justice22 March 2017
A few minutes before the start of voting, the general secretary and the senior lawyer of the Parliament warn that approval of additional provision 31 […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court22 March 2017
Francesc Homs is convicted of disobedience for his role in the organising the 9 November consultation. Because he was judged directly by the Supreme Court, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation24 March 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office announces the opening of proceedings for the crimes of disobedience, embezzlement and prevarication as a result of the advertising campaign promoting the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office29 March 2017
As a result of the the Supreme Court conviction for organising the 9 November consultation, the former minister Homs is no longer a member of […]
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Right to political representation31 March 2017
The executive submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the additional provision in the government of Catalonia’s budget that provides for holding the referendum and the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court3 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 assembly9 May 2017
The Department of Government, led by Meritxell Borràs, publishes an announcement in the DOGC to purchase ballot boxes based on Law 4/2010 on consultations of […]
10 May 2017
The Constitutional Court had yet to rule on Law 4/2010 on consultations of the people by referendum since 2010. It issues this ruling the day […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court16 May 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Minister Meritxell Borràs and the Secretary General of the Department […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice17 May 2017
Societat Civil Catalana and Abogados Catalanes por la Constitución submit a complaint to the Court of Auditors against Artur Mas, Joana Ortega, Irene Rigau and […]
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Court of Auditors9 June 2017
President Puigdemont is accompanied by Vice-President Oriol Junqueras and the President of Parliament Carme Forcadell, among others. The referendum is announced for 1 October 2017 […]
13 June 2017
The former president of the Basque Parliament Juan María Atutxa and the former members of the Bureau, Gorka Knörr and Kontxi Bilbao, were convicted for […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to a fair trialRight to political representation21 June 2017
The Constitutional Court nullifies the name of the Department of Foreign Affairsbecause it states that it mimics the same department of the State, potentially causing […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy28 June 2017
The Civil Guard interrogates senior officials, civil servants and workers of the government of Catalonia as instructed by the body itself and subpoenas, as part […]
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Politicisation of justice5 July 2017
The Constitutional Court declares that the government of Catalonia’s budget items intended for electoral processes are unconstitutional if they are used to finance the referendum.
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Politicised Constitutional Court13 July 2017
As part of the case of the Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 13, the Civil Guard appeared at the National Theatre of Catalonia to request the […]
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Politicisation of justice14 July 2017
This reorganisation by the president is precipitated by the dismissal of Enterprise minister Jordi Baiget on 4 July due to his doubts about holding the […]
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Politicisation of justice17 July 2017
The CUP submits a letter accusing itself of being a necessary co-author and co-operator in the organisation of the referendum before the Examining Magistrate’s Court […]
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Politicisation of justice17 July 2017
The official Twitter account of the HIgh Court of Justice of Catalonia publishes a tweet explaining that the proceedings being carried out by the Civil […]
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Politicisation of justice19 July 2017
Following the complaint by Societat Civil Catalana and Abogados por la Constitución, the Court of Auditors decides to initiate an investigation into the government of […]
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Court of Auditors26 July 2017
The Parliament approves an amendment of its regulations to allow the single reading procedure to process draft laws at the request of only two groups, […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 July 2017
The Parliament of Catalonia approves the Law on the Tax Code of Catalonia with the votes of JxSí and CUP. According to pro-independence groups, this […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 July 2017
Parliament’s amendment allows the processing of draft laws by the single reading procedure at the request of only two groups. With its admission to be […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court29 July 2017
The Civil Guard had questioned them in relation to the organisation of the referendum. The government of Catalonia denounces them, among other reasons, for having […]
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Politicisation of justice17 August 2017
A jihadist attack takes place on Barcelona’s Rambla, with a massive hit-and-run that leaves 14 fatalities, in addition to one person who dies of stab […]
31 August 2017
The Constitutional Court announces its session to dovetail with the plenary session of the Parliament, where the Referendum law may be voted on.
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 September 2017
The Nobel Peace Prize winnerAhmed Galai declares that voting is the civilised solution to conflicts.
6 September 2017
The tense day begins with a request from the JxSí and CUP to alter the agenda of the ordinary plenary session to include the processing […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court6 September 2017
The Civil Guard deploys a surveillance device in front of a printing press in Constantí (Indugraf Offset), where they suspect that material for the referendum […]
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Politicisation of justice7 September 2017
The Constitutional Council meets urgently in an extraordinary plenary session and accepts the appeals, leaving in abeyance all the contested provisions. The Constitutional Court (TC) […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court7 September 2017
This law establishes a transitional legal framework for the case of a yes vote in the referendum and until constituent elections are called. The debates […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 September 2017
In the early afternoon, Civil Guard agents, who had surrounded the printing house since the afternoon of 6 September, enter it by order of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice8 September 2017
The complaint to the government is against President Carles Puigdemont, Vice President Oriol Junqueras and the 12 Ministers of the Government (Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Court of AuditorsFree parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office8 September 2017
The appeal of the Spanish government against some of the articles of the Law on the Tax Code, one of the ‘disconnection laws,’ which should […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court9 September 2017
The Civil Guard searches two offices of the weekly ‘El Vallenc’ looking for evidence that it is printing material for the referendum. The search sparked […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice11 September 2017
The City Police puts the number of attendees at the demonstration at 1 million.
12 September 2017
The permission to use the premises had been appealed by the PP municipal group. The event is finally held in a private venue.
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Court of AuditorsRights to free expression and assembly12 September 2017
The Legal Transition Law is suspended. The plenary session of the Constitutional Court also agrees to hear the appeal of the Spanish government against some […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court12 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia orders the Civil Guard, the National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra to pursue […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly13 September 2017
The State Attorney General’s Office (Maza) states that these acts may be indicative of the crimes of disobedience, prevarication and embezzlement of public funds. The […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 September 2017
By order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, the agents enter the facilities of the company CDMon, which manages the server of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly13 September 2017
The Prosecutor’s Offices order the Mossos d’Esquadra to follow the High Court of Justice of Catalonia’s instruction so that they also pursue the acts preparing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2017
The Spanish government delegation in Catalonia had warned the managers of the bullring that the event was ‘illegal.’ The Prosecutor’s Office of Tarragona opens proceedings […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2017
The garanties.cat website contained information on the Referendum Law. The High Court of Justice of Catalonia also orders the Civil Guard to report on the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 September 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona submits a complaint to the courts of Barcelona against the five members of the Electoral Commission of Catalonia (Marc Marsal, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office14 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia is suing the president of the AMI and mayor of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Neus Lloveras, and the president […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 September 2017
On subsequent days, the Civil Guard will also appear at other media such as El Món and Ràdio la Mina to notify them of the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 September 2017
In compliance with the order issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia (2/2017), the Civil Guard searches a printing company (Artyplan) based in Sant […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 September 2017
The expenses of the fundamental basic services are taken over directly by the State, while other expenses are controlled by the Catalan Treasury, which has […]
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Violation of autonomy15 September 2017
The event, which was held on municipal premises, is suspended by order of a Police Court. The Spanish government delegation had filed an appeal against […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly16 September 2017
The local police of some municipalities (Sabadell, Barcelona, Torredembarra, Santpedor, Sant Cugat del Vallès, El Prat de Llobregat, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Figueres, Masquefa, Premià de […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly16 September 2017
The telecommunications operators Movistar and Vodafone, among others, block access to different websites related to the referendum, some of them hosted on foreign servers, by […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly17 September 2017
The Civil Guard continues the searches in compliance with the order of the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the organisation of the referendum. On the 17th, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 September 2017
As part of the investigation into the organisation of the referendum, the Civil Guard inspects the headquarters of Unipost in Barcelona, Manresa, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
By order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13 of Barcelona, the Civil Guard carries out 41 searches as part of the investigation into the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
The National Police appear in front of the CUP headquarters, where they will remain for 8 hours while a protest rally takes place in front […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
With the start of the searches, thousands of citizens begin to gather at the Civil Guard headquarters, mostly in front of the headquarters of the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
Three cruise ships arrive at the ports of Barcelona and Tarragona to house the National Police and the Civil Guard agents sent to Catalonia from […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly20 September 2017
The Constitutional Court (CC) imposes coercive fines on the members of the Electoral Commission (Marc Marsal, Jordi Matas, Marta Alsina, Tània Verge and Josep Pagès) […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court22 September 2017
The Electoral Commission is dissolved at the request of the government of Catalonia to avoid the coercive fines on its members imposed by the Constitutional […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court22 September 2017
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia, as part of the case against the government for the organisation of the referendum, orders the closure of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 September 2017
The website had been closed by order of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 13, which is investigating several cases against the pro-independence movement. Eight agents […]
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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 assembly23 September 2017
At the request of the High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia, the Secretary of State for Security, part of the Ministry of the Interior, takes over […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeViolation of autonomy24 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 assembly25 September 2017
The paramilitary body censors the organisation’s website and the other domains because of their link with the referendum.
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Rights to free expression and assembly25 September 2017
The previous actions of the Court of Auditors for the government of Catalonia’s for organizsing the 9 November consultation are concluded with the provisional settlement […]
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Court of Auditors25 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia orders the Mossos d’Esquadra to appear at the electoral venues designated as polling stations to identify the person in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly26 September 2017
The High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia orders the Mossos d’Esquadra to seal the venues designated as polling stations before 30 September and to ensure that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 September 2017
The request is carried out at the request of the Lleida Public Prosecutor’s Office as part of the investigative proceedings of the mayors of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office27 September 2017
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia orders the Mossos, National Police and Civil Guard to close public venues to prevent the referendum but ‘without […]
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Politicisation 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 assembly28 September 2017
The Civil Guard searches Events, where they find nothing, and Palibex. In Palibex, they seize 2.5 million ballots and 4 million envelopes. They also find […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly29 September 2017
The joint event at the end of the ‘Yes’ campaign in the referendum is held, organised by the ANC, Òmnium and the pro-independence parties at […]
29 September 2017
The magistrate of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, who is investigating the case against the government for organising the referendum, orders Google to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly29 September 2017
The Spanish executive announces an appeal of unconstitutionality against the Law of the Catalan Social Protection Agency, one of the three ‘ disconnection laws.’ On […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court1 October 2017
The day begins with the announcement by the government of Catalonia of the universal census, which allows citizens to vote at any polling station. Many […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly1 October 2017
The Civil Guard arrests three young people from Sant Esteve Sesrovires for alleged crimes of attacking Civil Guard agents and resisting authority, disobedience and threats. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 October 2017
The Taula per la Democràcia (an organisation made up of unions such as UGT and CCOO, employers such as PIMEC and CECOT and organisations such […]
3 October 2017
Dovetailing with the mass general strike on 3 October, King Felipe VI of Spain delivers a televised speech in which he accuses the government of […]
4 October 2017
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona begins proceedings in relation to the charges that the National Police made on 1 October in the city, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly4 October 2017
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cornellà de Llobregat starts proceedings against 6 senior leaders of the Mossos d’Esquadra (the commissioners Lluís Ferran López, Joan […]
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Politicisation of justice4 October 2017
The Bureau of Parliament accepts the request of JxSí and CUP to hold an ordinary plenary session on 9 October, with the appearance of President […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court4 October 2017
The government of Catalonia files a complaint to the Supreme Court against the Attorney General of the State, José Manuel Maza, and the High Prosecutor […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office5 October 2017
The National Police files a complaint against the director of the satirical magazine El Jueves, Guillermo Martínez-Vela, and the deputy director and head of the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly5 October 2017
The 400 agents of the National police leave the hotel, as it was expected, and they leave with normalcy. The manager of the two Pineda […]
6 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 assembly