33 posts during 2017 - 2019: Article 155 and repression
26 October 2017
The National Police detain the Mossos d’Esquadra officers while awaiting a warrant from National High Court judge Carmen Lamela, of the Central Examining Magistrates’ Courts. […]
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Rights to free expression and assemblyViolation of autonomy18 January 2018
Tremp secondary school teacher Manel Riu, investigated under the Operation Dignity campaign, gives evidence before Tremp Examining Magistrate’s Court for alleged crimes of inciting hatred […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly31 January 2018
A Mossos d’Esquadra officer reports the mechanic Jordi Perelló for an alleged crime of inciting hatred for having refused to service a car belonging to […]
7 February 2018
Jordi Perelló a Reus based mechanic, makes a statement to the Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Reus as he is being investigated for an alleged […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly12 February 2018
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona investigating the police violence during the 1 October referendum in Girona, Sant Julià de Ramis and Aiguaviva, begins […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly28 March 2018
On 28 March, and at the request of the National High Court Prosecutor’s Office, the historian and friend of Puigdemont, Josep Lluís Alay, and the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office10 April 2018
The National Police has reported Olga Ricomà from Tarragona, the daughter of ERC spokesperson Pau Ricomà, for an alleged crime of inciting hatred. She is […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly9 May 2018
The Twentieth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona investigating the case against Guillermo Martínez-Vela and Joan Ferrús, director and deputy director of the satirical magazine El […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 May 2018
Those reported by the Prosecutor’s Office include members of the CDRs and CUP MPs Edgar Fernández and Laia Estrada. They are being prosecuted for an […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly16 May 2018
The person arrested was in front of IES Tarragona school when several units of the Spanish National Police arrived to remove the ballot boxes. The […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly31 May 2018
This comes as the case is widened in relation to new tweets published between October 2017 and February 2018, which the court considers to indicate […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly6 June 2018
The Fifth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Vilanova i la Geltrú completes the investigation against Toni Albà and sends him to trial for a possible crime […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 July 2018
A group of eight people including members of the Palafrugell CDR (Baix Empordà) protest outside the restaurant in Mont-ras where Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 September 2018
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court investigating the police violence during the 1 October referendum in Barcelona is now investigating two new National Police officers for […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly18 October 2018
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Tarragona provisionally files the case against Tarragona resident Olga Ricomà, daughter of the ERC spokesperson in the municipality, Pau […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 December 2018
The Examining Magistrate’s Court of Reus concludes the investigation against Reus city mayor Carles Pellicer, the municipal spokespersons Montserrat Vilella (PDeCAT), Noemí Llauradó (ERC), Mariona […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly8 January 2019
The National Police arrest eight activists from the youth organisation Arran when they were preparing a protest against the judicial repression of the 1 October […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly17 January 2019
The Spanish police believe they may have committed a crime of public disturbance. Two of those arrested are mayors, Dani Cornellà of of Celrà and […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly25 February 2019
Following the January 2019 arrest of 16 individuals by the National Police, charges have now been brought against two more activists for blocking the AVE […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights 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 assembly6 May 2019
The Barcelona Provincial Court accepts the appeal presented by the editor and assistant editor of the satirical magazine El Jueves, Guillermo Martínez-Vela and Joan Ferrús, […]
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Rights 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 assembly17 July 2019
They present an extension of the complaint originally filed in 2017 and, after a first extension, against the former commanders of the National Police and […]
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Right to political representation15 October 2019
Most of the protests are called by Tsunami Democràtic and the Committees for the Defence of the Republic (CDRs). The week of protests begins the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 October 2019
The National Police arrest youths Dani Gallardo and Elsa Vikki for the alleged crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority, disobedience and serious injuries during the […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly17 October 2019
They spend two days at the police station before the First Examining Magistrate’s Court of Tarragona orders pre-trial detention without bail for both. Laura had […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
David was in Urquinaona for the protests against the sentencing of leaders of the 1 October referendum when Spanish Police agents arrest him and take […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
The National Police arrest El País photojournalist Albert Garcia for an alleged crime of attacking law enforcement officers during the protests in Plaça Urquinaona against […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
Paula explains in an interview with VilaWeb that agents of the Policía Nacional arrested her and put, firstly, their knees on her neck, they insulted […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
During the mass protests following the conviction of the pro-independence leaders the National Police arrest Guillem Padilla, Ivan, Sarah and Roc, accusing them of public […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
The National Police arrest Robert Llach, a young man from Girona, for the alleged crimes of public disturbance, attacking authority and a crime of minor […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly21 October 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office had opened proceedings against the Catalan Association of Municipalities (ACM) for an alleged crime of embezzlement in March 2018 following an investigation […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office19 December 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office calls for the dismissal of the case brought before Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona in relation to the National Police charges […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly