71 posts during 2017 - 2019: Article 155 and repression
11 December 2017
The Guardia Civil, via the intervention of Catalonia and the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, and under orders of Íñigo Méndez de […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assemblyViolation of autonomy9 January 2018
The Court of Auditors opens the accounting liability trial against former president Artur Mas, former ministers Irene Rigau, Joana Ortega, Francesc Homs and five senior […]
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Court of Auditors22 January 2018
The President of the Parliament, Roger Torrent, proposes Carles Puigdemont, currently in exile, as a candidate for presidency of the Government of Catalonia. Torrent also […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation25 January 2018
Roger Torrent convenes the plenary session for the investiture of Carles Puigdemont who is to be invested as president of the Catalan Government on 30 […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation26 January 2018
The Spanish government presents an appeal of unconstitutionality against the proposal of Carles Puigdemont as president of the Catalan Government and against convening the plenary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation27 January 2018
The Constitutional Court holds an urgent meeting on Saturday ruling that it cannot accept the Spanish government’s appeal against putting Carles Puigdemont’s name forward as […]
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Free parliamentary debateJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation18 February 2018
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia sends a letter to Supreme Court judge, Pablo Llarena, proposing that he […]
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Politicisation of justice6 March 2018
The former leader of the ANC andJxCat MP currently in prison, submits a letter to the Supreme Court Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking for an extraordinary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation9 March 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena rejects the request by Jordi Sànchez to obtain an extraordinary permit to leave prison to attend the investiture in Parliament […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation15 March 2018
The Thirteenth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona investigating the case against leaders and former leaders of the Government of Catalonia for organising the 1 October […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justice20 March 2018
Given the prohibition by Supreme Court Examining Magistrate , Pablo Llarena, to attend the investiture plenary session in Parliament, Sànchez informs Roger Torrent of his […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
Sànchez, who has finally not given up his seat, is filing a lawsuit against Spain before the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee because he was […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
Magistrate Pablo Llarena summons the parties involved in the 1 October referendum case for 23 March to notify them of the interlocutory order of prosecution […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 March 2018
The president of Parliament Roger Torrent proposes Jordi Turull as candidate for presidency of the Government of Catalonia and calls the investiture plenary session for […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation23 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 regime24 March 2018
The plenary session is resumed in parliament for the investiture of Jordi Turull as president of the Government of Catalania, imprisoned the previous day by […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation26 March 2018
Jordi Sànchez submits a letter to Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking that, in accordance with the request of the UN Human Rights Committee, his political rights […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation6 April 2018
The General State Prosecutor’s Office agrees to a six-month extension of the proceedings against the mayors who had collaborated with the Government of Catalonia in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office19 May 2018
The Secretary to the Spanish Government asks the Ministry of the Presidency to publish the appointment of the ministers in the Official Gazette of the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation25 May 2018
President Quim Torra sends a letter to Mariano Rajoy requesting him to authorise the publication of the decree appointing ministers, after the Government of Catalonia’s […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation29 May 2018
The Ministry of the Presidency sends a letter to the government secretary stating that the decree appointing ministers will not be published, based on a […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation12 June 2018
The Government of Catalonia agrees to prevent the liquidation of DIPLOCAT which had been commenced by the Spanish Government under Article 155.
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Violation of autonomy18 June 2018
The Supreme Court files the complaint made by President Quim Torra against the leaders of the Spanish government , Mariano Rajoy and Soraya Sáenz de […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation27 June 2018
Following dismissal by the Supreme Court of all the appeals against the interlocutory prosecutions issued by judge Pablo Llarena, he issued an order declaring their […]
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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 justice1 October 2018
The protests include cutting off various public infrastructures such as the AP-7 motorway, the AVE high speed train tracks in Girona and several central streets […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly25 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 trial12 November 2018
It calculates 4,946 million euros in damage caused to Catalan government funds and distributes this amount between those responsible – Irene Rigau, Joana Ortega, Francesc […]
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Central Electoral Board26 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 justice18 December 2018
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Auditors, together with Societat Civil Catalana and Abogados Catalanes por la Constitución, file briefs before the Court of […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office8 January 2019
The lawyer representing the former secretary-general of Catalonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aleix Villatoro, as well as others under investigation by the Examining Magistrate’s Court […]
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Politicisation of justice12 February 2019
The trial is held before the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, presided over by Manuel Marchena. The defendants are Oriol Junqueras, former vice-president of […]
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Politicisation of justice19 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 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly7 March 2019
With the start of the general election period, Ciudadanos files a complaint before the Central Electoral Board calling for the banner with a yellow ribbon […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly11 March 2019
Following the complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Central Electoral Board gives President Quim Torra 48 hours to remove pro-independence flags and yellow ribbons from public […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly14 March 2019
The Association of Municipalities for Independence reports that of the 712 mayors who were to be investigated for having assisted with the organisation of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office18 March 2019
The Central Electoral Board dismisses Quim Torra’s appeal against its order to remove “estelades” and yellow ribbons from public buildings during the campaign for the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly21 March 2019
Following a report by the Síndic de Greuges, Catalonia’s ombudsman, recommending that the Government of Catalonia remove the yellow ribbons from public buildings during the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly23 March 2019
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Reus dismisses the case against mechanic Jordi Perelló for allegedly inciting hatred when, in protest against the police charges […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 March 2019
The Constitutional Court overturns the amendment of the Presidency Law allowing for the investiture of a president of Government of Catalonia to take place remotely […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation27 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 assembly29 March 2019
The plenary session of the Court of Auditors approves an audit report finding indications of criminal and accounting misconduct in relation to the Government of […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office4 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 justice25 April 2019
After PSC and Ciudadanos’ complaints, the Central Electoral Board commences two new sanctions proceedings against President Torra; one for the institutional message in Sant Jordi’s […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly17 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 […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 May 2019
Following the conclusion of the election period that began with the announcement of the 28 April general elections, President Quim Torra orders the banner with […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly13 June 2019
The Central Electoral Board fines President Quim Torra 3,000 euros for violating neutrality during the general election campaign by displaying yellow ribbons and other ‘partisan […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly27 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 assembly28 June 2019
Pro-Spanish association Impulso Ciudadano, led by former Ciudadanos MPJosé Domingo, presents an appeal before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against President Quim Torra’s […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly2 July 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court upholds the application of Article 155 in Catalonia on 27 October 2017, including the dismissal of the government […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy23 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 justice26 July 2019
The Chamber of Justice of the Court of Auditors upholds the conviction of Artur Mas, Irene Rigau, Joana Ortega, Francesc Homs and former senior officials […]
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Court of Auditors9 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 assembly19 September 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia orders President Quim Torra to remove the banner with a yellow ribbon and the slogan ‘Free political prisoners […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly25 September 2019
With the election period for the 10 November general elections under way, Ciudadanos presents a complaint before the Central Electoral Board calling for the symbols […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly27 September 2019
Following Quim Torra’s failure to comply with the order to remove the banner with a yellow ribbon and the slogan ‘Free political prisoners and exiles’ […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly2 October 2019
Following the complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Central Electoral Board orders Quim Torra to remove yellow ribbons, pro-independence flags, banners, and similar from buildings of […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights 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
The Spanish government challenges the resolution passed by the Parliament on 26 September defending civil and institutional disobedience as a response to the Supreme Court’s […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court15 October 2019
The BRIMO of the Mossos d’Esquadra arrest Dren in the course of a protest against the judgment that sentenced the leaders of the 1 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
The Mossos d’Esquadra’s BRIMO unit arrests four young people from Vallès Oriental, including David Pérez and Àlvaro Alierta from the town of Parets del Vallès, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison 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 […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 October 2019
The ‘Strategic Plan for Foreign Affairs and Relations with the European Union 2019-2022’ adopted by the Government of Catalonia on 25 June is challengedbefore the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy4 November 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia rejects the appeal filed by Quim Torra’s government against the precautionary measure of removing the banner with the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRights to free expression and assembly18 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 assembly25 November 2019
Court of Auditors councilors Margarita Mariscal de Gante Mirón (former PP Justice Minister from 1996 to 2000) and author of the judgment on the organization […]
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Court of Auditors5 December 2019
Huesca Investigating Court no. 3 sends former Culture Ministers of the Government of Catalonia to trial, for not having followed or obstructed the court order […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceViolation of autonomy18 December 2019
Tsunami Democràtic calls for protesters to surround the Camp Nou during the Barça match against Real Madrid, and thousands show up for the demonstration. The […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly18 December 2019
The Constitutional Court overturns the resolutions passed by the Parliament of Catalonia on 25 July and 26 September that once again censured the monarchy and […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court19 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 assembly27 December 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia admits the complaint presented by the Prosecutor’s Office against Mossos d’Esquadra sergeant Lluís Escolà and the Catalan Minister […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice