29 posts in 2020
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 assembly15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez and the rest of the JxCat members ofParliament had brought against […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation23 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 assembly28 January 2020
The Court of Auditors orders a provisional settlement in the preliminary investigation into the Government of Catalonia’s accounting liability in relation to the costs of […]
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Court of Auditors3 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 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 justice14 March 2020
Faced with the wave of coronavirus infections, the Spanish government orders a state of emergency and activates a series of measures to limit the spread […]
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Violation of autonomy31 March 2020
The Supreme Court issues a press release stating that if the Treatment Boards of the prisons where the 1 October prisoners are being held allow […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime10 June 2020
The Prosecutor’s Office is calling for three years in prison for Josep Rosas Creu and two other demonstrators who were arrested on 30 January 2018 […]
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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 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly15 June 2020
The trial against the Vilanova-born Josant was set to be held on 16 June but has finally been postponed following the repercussions of the pandemic […]
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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 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly1 July 2020
The person charged was arrested in Ciutadella Park on 30 January 2018 during the demonstration held in support of the investiture of Carles Puigdemont. The […]
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Rights 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 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime6 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 assembly14 July 2020
Following the proposal by the Lledoners Penitentiary Centre, the Catalan Government approves the third degree status for the political prisoners held there (Sànchez, Cuixart, Junqueras, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime23 September 2020
The Constitutional Court partially upholds the Spanish Government’s appeal against the ’Strategic foreign affairs plan and relations with the European Union 2019-2022,’ annulling some sections […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy5 October 2020
The conflict dates back to 1936, when the Government of Catalonia saved the mural paintings during the Civil War and, after that, they are exhibited […]
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Politicisation of justiceViolation of autonomy10 October 2020
The three demonstrators arrested during the demonstrations in front of Parliament in support of the investiture of Carles Puigdemont, on 30 January 2018, testify before […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly19 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 assembly28 October 2020
According to information published in La Directa, the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Centre for Telecommunications and Information Technologies of the Catalan Government (CTTI) are supposedly […]
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Rights 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 representation13 November 2020
For a whole year, the Prosecutor’s Office expressed its reluctance on the police surveillance on the grounds that those under investigation were not part of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights 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 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly12 December 2020
The General Directorate of the Police opens a disciplinary case and relieves a Mosso d’Esquadra officer of the General Commissariat of Information of his duties […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 December 2020
The State Attorney, representing the Spanish Ministry of Education, alleges that the Government of Catalonia is not complying with the regulations regarding the use of […]
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Catalan languagePoliticisation of justice21 December 2020
The vice-president of the Catalan Government, Pere Aragonès, signs the decree calling for Catalan elections for 14 February 2021, after the expiry of the two-month […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation28 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 assembly