87 posts in 2023 during 2020 - Present: Impasse in the independence movement
10 January 2023
At the preliminary hearing, which took place on 15 December 2022, the defence teams of some thirty former high-ranking officials of the Government of Catalonia […]
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Court of Auditors11 January 2023
Judge Cándido Conde-Pumpido, who had been prosecutor general under Zapatero, is elected president of the Constitutional Court, defeating Judge María Luisa Balaguer, also close to […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court12 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 justice17 January 2023
The Prosecutor’s Office had initially charged former deputy mayor Carme Aragonès (PSC), deputy mayor Jordi Masnou (PSC) and the head of the local police, Carles […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly20 January 2023
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 7 of Barcelona, which is investigating the 1 October police violence in Barcelona, argues that the police intervention was ‘clearly […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly30 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 assembly31 January 2023
Llarena had asked the CJEU about the ability of judicial authorities executing European Arrest Warrants to consider matters of jurisdiction and respect for fundamental rights […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial8 February 2023
They had not been notified of the commencing of a prior legal proceedings. The arrested live around Urgell and the Pla d’Urgell. The association Alerta […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights 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 assembly13 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 justice14 February 2023
The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office had requested to investigate Royo for embezzlement for some 9 November consultation expenses, in the proceedings of Investigating Court number 18, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice15 February 2023
The member of the Board resigns few hours after having been appointed by a proposal of the PP. That afternoon, The Objective had pointed out […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly22 February 2023
The accused participated in the demonstration in Ciutadella on 30 January 2018 for Carles Puigdemont’s investiture. The judgment sentences them for a crime of assault […]
28 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 […]
2 March 2023
The court finds that there is a connection between the investigated facts, and now Investigating Court number 13 will carry out investigating proceedings. Therefore, one […]
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Politicisation of justice7 March 2023
All dismissals of the cases of 9 teachers but one had been appealed by the Public Prosecutor and the Asociación Española de la Guardia Civil […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 March 2023
The MEP requested to the Department of the Interior of the Catalan Government, in February 2022, copies of the reports made by the Mossos d’Esquadra […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly24 March 2023
Clara Ponsatí does not appear before the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October Catalan independence referendum in the Supreme […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 March 2023
Clara Ponsatí returns to the Principality and appears in a press conference in the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya. In the press conference, Ponsatí explains […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly28 March 2023
The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal submitted by the Government of Catalonia against the judgment of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia accepted the […]
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 justice6 April 2023
Adri’s support group, ‘L’Adri es queda al barri”, issues a statement whereby it announces that the Prosecutor’s Office and Jusapol accuse the young Badalonian man. […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly20 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 assembly21 April 2023
An arrested demonstrator, in February 2021, during the protests against the imprisonment of Pablo Hasél in Vic had reported five ARRO members of the Mossos […]
25 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 justice26 April 2023
The trial is held on 26, 27 April and 3 May in Barcelona Provincial Court. The Prosecutor’s Office requests 4 years and 9 in prison […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 April 2023
On the day of the illegal arrest of Clara Ponsatí, Gonzalo Boye lodged an habeas corpus, a proceeding whereby the immediate appearance before a court […]
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Politicisation of justice3 May 2023
VOX, Ciudadanos and PP had requested the removal of Borràs after she had been sentenced for a crime of “prevaricació”, even though the sentence is […]
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Right to political representation9 May 2023
Ivan, who is running in the 28 May 2023 municipal election (CUP), was arrested on 16 October 2019, during the protests against the judgment that […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 May 2023
On 4 April, in the TV3’s show Està Passant, actress Judit Martin appeared dressed as and made fun of the “Virgen del Rocío”. Martín imitated […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly11 May 2023
A criminal judge from Barcelona sentences a man from Manresa named Jordi for a crime of assault of an authority for throwing a fence against […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly11 May 2023
A criminal judge from Barcelona sentences a man from Manresa named Jordi for a crime of assault of an authority for throwing a fence against […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly15 May 2023
The former president had resorted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee pleading a violation of his political rights under Article 25 of the UN […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation15 May 2023
The former president had resorted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee pleading a violation of his political rights under Article 25 of the UN […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation19 May 2023
The National High Court had sentenced him to 4 years and a half of prison for the crimes of public disorders, assault of the authority […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly21 May 2023
The Policia Nacional apparently obtained the data on 26 October 2017, when it intercepted the Mossos d’Esquadra van in an incineration plant in Snat Adrià […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 May 2023
Gisclareny located in a the middle of a natural parc of El Cadí-Moixeró is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 28 inhabitants. in the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly25 May 2023
Serracant had twitted, following the controversy in a school in Canet, that he had “meat of a Spanish-speaking child ready to make cannelloni.’ The criminal […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly28 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 […]
29 May 2023
In November 2022, the Supreme Court ordered the retrial of the 1 October independence referendum bureau for lack of impartiality of judges Jesús María Barrientos […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRight to political representation29 May 2023
One of them is Roger Albiol, a young man from the Terres de l’Ebre, for whom the public prosecution requests 4 years in prison and […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly31 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 representation2 June 2023
Barcelona Investigating Court number 16 acquits Ramona, from Viladecans, of having shared Montserrat del Toro’s picture. Ramona had tweeted an image with a text, after […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly5 June 2023
The case began because of the arrests carried out in the early hours of the morning of 16 October 2019 in Tarragona city center. Out […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly5 June 2023
The Supreme Court overturns the dismissal of the investigation against nine members and managers of the Associació Catalana de Municipis (ACM), after the Barcelona Provincial […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly8 June 2023
Plataforma per la Llengua announces in a press conference that five of its members have been infected with surveillance spyware. An IT expert opinion found […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly8 June 2023
Carles de Sants was arrested when he was coming back from the protests against the imprisonment of Pablo Hasél and was in pre-trial detention for […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly13 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 assembly16 June 2023
The Plataforma per la Llengua alleges that when Maria Eugènia Gay (PSC) was the Spanish government delegate in Catalonia, she ignored several administrative reports filed […]
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Catalan language19 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 autonomy27 June 2023
On 11 September 2022, an independentist punched and caused the blindness of a former legionnaire that had previously assaulted him in Vilanova i la Geltrú. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly5 July 2023
Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí had appealed the European Parliament’s decision of 9 March 2021 that waived their immunity, as per the request of investigating judge […]
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European Arrest Warrants8 July 2023
The three young men stood accused of pubic disorders, assaulting the authority and injuries. The Prosecutor’s Office requested five years in prison for the two […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly8 July 2023
Spanish Radio and Television Corporation had requested the Central Electoral Board to decide on whether the Falange Española de las JONS ad, for the Spanish […]
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Central Electoral Board12 July 2023
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia declares admissible three claims submitted by parents of students that requested more hours of courses in Spanish for […]
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Catalan language14 July 2023
La Directa digital newspaper explains how the Spanish Police agent Maria I. T. arrived to Girona in 2020 and went undercover in social movements, making […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly17 July 2023
The Area Electoral Board forces them to remove the independentist flag located in the town’s entrance, due to the 23 July Spanish Congress and Senate […]
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Central Electoral Board23 July 2023
In Catalonia, the PSC, the list led by Meritxell Batet obtains 19 seats, Sumar, the list led by Aina Vidal, obtains 7, PP, led by […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office24 July 2023
In the morning, Clara Ponsatí announces on social media that she is in Barcelona. It is the first time that Ponsatí is back in Barcelona […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court31 July 2023
The Prosecutor’s Office asked for three years in prison for public disorders and assaulting the authority after allegedly having thrown stones to Spanish police. The […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly1 August 2023
Girona Criminal Court num. 5 sentences her to a year in prison for her participation in a march on the train railways, on 14 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly9 August 2023
MEPs Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín had appealed the resolutions of pre-trial Supreme Court judge in the case against the 1 October independence referendum leaders […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court29 August 2023
Arrests were carried out, in the Solsonès county, by the Spanish Police Provincial Information Unit. The people under arrest, members of CDR and Desobediència Civil, […]
22 September 2023
Criminal proceedings had commenced for the crime of offence against religious feelings and been called to testify for a crime of slander for the sketch […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly25 September 2023
The Jovent Republicà (ERC) notes how, on 23 February 2022, at an associations’ meeting at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Duran demonstrated, with other young people, against […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly2 October 2023
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia lowers to one year and six months in prison the sentence of Barcelona Provincial Court of for years […]
7 October 2023
El Confidencial published an article on 10 June 2020 where it stated that eight MPs from JxCat took advantage of the donations to fight the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 October 2023
On 28 September 2020, CDR Barcelonès called a demonstration against the disqualification of President Quin Torra. According to the accusation of the Public Prosecutor’s, that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 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 assembly19 October 2023
El Mundo makes public a video, recorded and edited by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, which tried and sentenced the 1 October independence […]
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Politicisation of justice25 October 2023
Three young people stood accused of the crimes of public disorders and attempted damages for their alleged participation in the protests in favour of Pablo […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly26 October 2023
At the end of January 2018, the ‘Programa de Ana Rosa’ in Telecinco shared a private conversation between Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín that had […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly26 October 2023
In 2021, Catalonia High Court of Justice imposed a 25% of Spanish language in Turó del Drac school of Canet de Mar after an appeal […]
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Catalan languageRights to free expression and assembly28 October 2023
Rapper Josep Miquel Arenas, Valtònyc, returns from exile after more than five years, after the crimes he was sentenced for prescribed. The National High Court […]
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Politicisation of justice2 November 2023
In April 2023, Operation Judas pre-trial judge of Central Investigating Court number 6 Manuel García-Castellón had issued an order concluding pre-trial proceedings. García-Castellón issues the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly6 November 2023
Judge Manuel García-Castellón, incumbent judge of Central Investigating Court number 6, investigating judge in the case of the Tsunami Democràtic, further calls to testify, in […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights 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 assembly10 November 2023
Òscar Campos, that was in a relationship with Maria I. T during that time and five associations that have been affected, including Òmnium Cultural, the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly13 November 2023
Barcelona Provincial Court had sentenced young Scot William Aitken to five years in prison for his participation in the protests against the imprisonment of rapper […]
13 November 2023
The text aims to amnesty acts that have derived in criminal, administrative or accounting liability, because of the consultations that took place in Catalonia in […]
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Politicisation of justice16 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. […]
21 November 2023
The Prosecutor’s Office, along with the Asociación Unificada de la Guardia Civil, accused Valtònyc of a crime of attack and, alternatively, three years in prison […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly21 November 2023
The judge refers investigating proceedings to the Supreme Court, without waiting for the resolution of the appeals against his order, given the status of Puigdemont […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly23 November 2023
The events would have taken place on 18 October 2019, during the protests against the 1 October independence ruling in Urquinaona and Via Laietana. Barcelona […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly5 December 2023
The Prosecutor’s Office had requested the dismissal of the case. The judge argues that the policemen acted in carrying out a duty and the acts […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly19 December 2023
Tarragona Criminal Court number 1 sentences to one year in prison three of four young men accused of having participated in the protests against the […]
29 December 2023
Roger participated in the general strike against the leaders of the 1 October independence referendum, called by Intersindical-CSC. In la Cerdanya, several people, in a […]
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