28 posts during 2020 - Present: Impasse in the independence movement
7 January 2020
He is elected in the second round of voting and by a simple majority, with 167 votes in favour (the PSOE, Unidas Podemos, the PNV, […]
14 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 autonomy2 June 2020
In a letter addressed to the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez; the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet; the Prosecutor General; the president of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly13 July 2020
The investigation, carried out jointly by The Guardian and El País as well as in cooperation with the University of Toronto research group CitizenLab has […]
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Politicisation of justice23 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 autonomy6 October 2020
The Criminal Court of Barcelona no. 25 acquits the CDR activist Tamara Carrasco. In its ruling, the court criticizes the lack of solidity of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights 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 justice29 December 2020
The CUP councillor in the Tarragona Town Hall and three other people have been accused of the alleged crime of public disturbance due to their […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly13 May 2021
The arrest warrant is issued after the CUP parliament member Laia Estrada, under investigation for an alleged crime of public disturbance, did not appear in […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly21 June 2021
The resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe encourages Spain to, among other things, reform the crimes of rebellion and sedition, consider […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice14 October 2021
The Court of Auditors rejects the guarantee offered by the Institut Català de Finances for the bonds of former members of the Catalan Government and […]
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Court of Auditors7 June 2022
Allegedly, the infiltrator of the National Police called himself Marc Hernàndez Pon and had been a member of different movements of the pro-independence left for […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly8 June 2022
On February 22, the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court had rejected all appeals filed against the granting of pardons to the leaders of the […]
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Politicisation of justice26 June 2022
Enric Pérez explains that two supposed agents of the Spanish National Security Department tried to recruit him for three months. Pérez recounts how he held […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly1 August 2022
Òmnium, represented by the lawyer Benet Salellas, files an administrative lawsuit for the protection of fundamental rights after having carried out a request on 6 […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 August 2022
The report of the Ministry of the Interior and the General Directorate of the National Police is drawn up within the framework of the administrative […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly24 October 2022
The special rapporteurs on minority issues, the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and rights to freedom of peaceful […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly11 November 2022
The Explanatory Statement for the bill argues that the crime of sedition is obsolete and not in line with the legislation of other countries; as […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRights to free expression and assembly20 November 2022
Òscar Valdés had been working for Ryanair for five days when the Human Resources department informed him that Aena, Spain’s airport operator, had refused to […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly23 November 2022
The Prosecutor’s Office is accusing them of damage, public disturbance, attacking authority, causing injuries, and three counts of causing minor injuries, and is calling for […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 December 2022
The Spanish government (PSOE and Unidas-Podemos) had taken advantage of proceedings of the amendment of the Criminal Code to introduce a proposal to change the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court27 December 2022
Although the reform on the appointment of Constitutional Court judges appointed by the General Council of the Judiciary could not be passed due to the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court30 January 2023
La Directa reports that another National Police officer, who went by Daniel Hernández Pons, operated as a mole in these movements for three years. The […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly8 February 2023
Special Rapporteurs on on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, freedom of expression and opinion, on the independence of judges and lawyers, on the […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly28 February 2023
El País reveals Operation Kitchen ‘Whatsapps’ against independentism. ‘Whatsapp’ text messages revealed by newspaper El País were between two of the people that have been […]
30 March 2023
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia, presided by Jesús M. Barrientos, sentences her for the crimes of corrupt practice, forgery of official document and […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justice28 May 2023
In Catalonia, only municipal elections are held and in lots of regions in Spain, also regional elections. There is a general victory of the PSC […]
16 November 2023
Four months after the general elections, Pedro Sánchez sworns in as President of the Spanish government by absolute majority in the first round of votes. […]