55 posts
11 September 2016
The demonstrators gathered in Barcelona, Berga, Lleida, Salt and Tarragona. A total of between 900,000 and 1 million demonstrators took part in the demonstration. It […]
11 September 2017
The City Police puts the number of attendees at the demonstration at 1 million.
20 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 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 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 assembly6 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 assembly16 October 2017
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court and National High Court judge Carmen Lamela, sentences Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez to preventive detention without bail, as requested […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2017
The organisation considers that the charges for sedition are excessive and that the preventive detention of Cuixart and Sànchez violates the right to freedom of […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly21 October 2017
Barcelona City Police has estimated some 450,000 people took part. At the same time, demonstrations and rallies are being held across the country to demand […]
24 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena takes over the National High Court case against President Puigdemont and the other MPs (Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial4 December 2017
Llarena sentences Vice President Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn and Jordi Sànchez (ANC) and Jordi Cuixart (Òmnium Cultural) to preventive detention. The remaining jailed MPs (Josep […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial11 January 2018
At the request of the defence, Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Cuixart and Quim Forn give evidence before Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena. Sànchez and Forn submit […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regime30 January 2018
Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart submit a request to the United Nations’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asking for a ruling on their […]
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Prison regime23 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 regime12 April 2018
The Prosecutor’s Office submits a report to the Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cervera against the former coordinator of the ANC in Tàrrega, Salvador Bori, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office23 April 2018
Jordi Cuixart requests the Secretary-General Penitentiary Institutions (under the Ministry of the Interior) to transfer him to Brians II prison, located in Sant Esteve Sesrovires […]
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Prison regime26 June 2018
The Supreme Court’sCriminal Chamber dismisses all appeals against the interlocutory prosecution for the 1 October referendum case issued by Judge Pablo Llarena on 21 March. […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime28 June 2018
In response to requests from the polical leaders held in Soto del Real prison (Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez) and Alcalá Meco (Carme Forcadell and […]
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Prison regime3 July 2018
Procedures have now been completed to transfer the leaders involved in the 1 October referendum. Jordi Cuixart, Jordi Sànchez, Oriol Junqueras and Raül Romeva spend […]
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Prison regime20 July 2018
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cervera agrees to provisionally dismiss the proceedings against the former coordinator of the ANC in Tàrrega, Salvador Bori. The […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice23 July 2018
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull submit a recusal against the president and four magistrates from the the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber which will […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial24 July 2018
The until then instructing magistrate at the National High Court, Carmen Lamela, is known for controversial decisions with significant political consequences, such as taking on […]
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Politicisation of justice26 July 2018
The Criminal Chamber responsible for making judgement in the 1 October referendum case, whose president is Manuel Marchena, denies the request for freedom presented by […]
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Prison regime13 September 2018
The Supreme Court’s Special Chamber responsible for hearing recusals, chaired by Supreme Court President Carlos Lesmes, dismisses the recusal against Manuel Marchena and other members […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial25 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 trial2 November 2018
The Prosecutor’s Office is asking for 25 years in prison for former vice president Oriol Junqueras and 16 years for former ministers Joaquim Forn, Jordi […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice6 November 2018
The Criminal Chamber of the National High Court dismisses appeals by Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez against the preventive detention ordered by the Examining Magistrate’s […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly9 November 2018
The Court of Lleida dismisses the case against the former head of the ANC in Tàrrega, Salvador Bori, for an alleged electoral crime. The Prosecutor’s […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office20 November 2018
Jordi Cuixart, Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull and Jordi Sànchez ask to issue a recusal against Manuel Marchena after the leak of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial27 December 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber hearing the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum confirms its jurisdiction to try those accused of rebellion […]
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Politicisation of justice25 January 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, presided over by Manuel Marchena, denies the new requests for release submitted by Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime1 February 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, presided over by Manuel Marchena, decides which evidence will be admitted in the case against the leaders of […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly12 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 justice28 February 2019
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeals for protection that Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart had submitted against their pre-trial detention ordered by the National High […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court3 May 2019
Specifically, the organisation calls for the release of Jordi Cuixart, Jordi Sànchez and Oriol Junqueras, imprisoned for the 1 October referendum, who had submitted their […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly7 May 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Jordi Cuixart’s appeals for protection against Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena’s March 2018 decision to prosecute […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime12 June 2019
The trial in the case against twelve leaders of the 1 October referendum – Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull, Dolors Bassa, Quim Forn, Josep […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regime21 June 2019
The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court denies the requests presented by Jordi Turull, Dolors Bassa, Quim Forn, Josep Rull, Carme Forcadell, Jordi Sànchez and […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime4 July 2019
Specifically, the organisation is now calling for the release of Joaquim Forn, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull and Dolors Bassa, who were imprisoned in the prosecution […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights 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 justice19 November 2019
In its report on the trial and conviction of the leaders of the 1 October referendum, Amnesty International argues that the crime of sedition and […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly23 December 2019
Lawyer Francesc Jufresa sends the Ministry of Justice a pardon request for the 12 individuals convicted in the ruling against the independence process, both those […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial16 January 2020
Lledoners prison grants a first prison leave to Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, the leaders of the 1 October referendum who have been in in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime6 February 2020
Lledoners prison approves the application of the flexible penitentiary regime, provided for in Article 100.2 of the Penitentiary Regulations, to Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart. […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime6 May 2020
The court accepts for consideration the appeal against the Supreme Court ruling presented by Turull, Bassa, Rull, Forn, Forcadell, Sànchez, Cuixart, Borràs and Mundó. The […]
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Prison regimeRight to a fair trial2 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 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 regime4 December 2020
The Court considers that the granting of the third degree status to the prisoners of the 1 October case is premature. Bassa and Forcadell, who, […]
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Prison regime22 December 2020
In its report, the Prosecutor’s Office states that the circumstances for granting pardon to those convicted (Junqueras, Romeva, Turull, Bassa, Forn, Rull, Forcadell, Sànchez, Cuixart, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 January 2021
The Catalan Government has once again agreed to grant the third degree status to the prisoners in the 1 October referendum case. The third degree […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime11 May 2021
The Court considers that the fundamental rights of the former minister have not been violated by the sentence issued by the Supreme Court on the […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court9 June 2021
In Cuixart’s appeal to the ECHR, which is more than 2,000 pages long and includes reports from international organisations, he argues that the Supreme Court […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly22 June 2021
The pardons are granted under the condition that those sentenced to prison (Junqueras, Romeva, Turull, Bassa, Forn, Rull, Forcadell, Sànchez and Cuixart) do not commit […]
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Politicisation of justice18 April 2022
The research group of the University of Toronto CitizenLab and Ronan Farrow, a journalist from The New Yorker, publish two articles in which they expose […]
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Politicisation of justice13 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 justice