political prisoners

How will the trial against the Catalan political prisoners work?

They will endure endless days, exhausting drives and hurdles for their lawyers in a trial that might kick off in January

political prisoners

Cuixart & Sànchez: two nonviolent Catalan "rebels" imprisoned by Spain

They were sent to jail one year ago and are waiting for trial accused of rebellion

political prisoners

Amnesty calls for immediate release of Catalan jailed leaders after one year of detention

NGO says pre-trial imprisonment of Sànchez and  Cuixart is disproportionate

after 40 years

Franco flag is back

The European Network against Racism warns of resurgence of far-right in Spain as VOX could reach 25% of the population

trial to come

Jordi Cuixart: "I don't want to get out of jail quickly, but with dignity"

Spain's prosecutor will keep rebellion charges against Catalan leaders according to some media reports

freedom of speech

The speech that the Catalan President was not allowed to make

His presence at the Union for the Mediterranean summit was vetoed by Spanish authorities

king of spain

Catalan parliament rejects monarchy and Spain threatens with legal measures

Motion condemning the king's speech on 3 October 2017 passed

denial

"There was no agreed referendum in Scotland" says Spanish vice president

Carmen Calvo claims there is no possibility to hold a referendum in Catalonia

abengoa case

Spain's Foreign Minister sanctioned over shares sales

Josep Borrell had access to private information as Abengoa board member and recommended the sale of the shares

1-oct anniversary

Spain waged "economic war" against Catalonia

State authorities and crown put orchestrated pressure on firms to flee the country immediately after October referendum

catalan parliament

Suspension of MPs ruled by Spanish Supreme Court causes loss of pro-independence majority at Catalan Parliament

european union

Catalan government brings Brussels silence in digital repression case to EU Ombudsman

Spain closed more than a hundred referendum websites

political prisoners

No case for rebellion charges against Catalan leaders, says Ska Keller, Greens’ leader in European Parliament

Freedom of expression

Spanish minister vetoes Catalan leader from UpM forum in Barcelona

To avoid him having “a stage to vilify Spain’s good name"

interview

Allan Buchanan:
"If the state doesn’t want to negotiate more autonomy, unilateral independence is a just cause"

castells

A Catalan tradition: building human towers

Forty-two teams will take part this weekend in the biannual Tarragona Human Tower Competition

european parliament

MEPs from 15 member states wear yellow to demand release of Catalan political prisoners

Spanish Supreme Court again rejected releasing them

1-OCT anniversary

October 1, 2017:  The day Catalonia voted for independence

Two million people voted YES in a referendum marked by police violence

1-oct anniversary

Protest in Barcelona against provocative Spanish police demonstration

At least six people arrested and 14 others injured

1-OCT anniversary

Thousands of students take to Barcelona streets in referendum anniversary

Striking undergraduates protest against Spanish repression

1-oct anniversary

Spansh policeman, 1 October 2017:
“If one of them didn’t end up with a broken rib, they were close”

New footage shows Spanish police violence 

interview

Thomas G. Schulze: “Peaceful but massive disobedience is needed in Catalonia”

German psychiatrist and  University of Munich professor

tension

Diplomatic tension between Spain and Belgium over Catalan political prisoners

Flemish Parliament president says Spain does not fulfill  democratic EU conditions

may 2019 election

Pro-independence candidate for Barcelona mayor steps aside

Foreign minister Ernest Maragall likely to replace Alfred Bosch, say Catalan media

opinion

Political prisoners in Spain – a view from Scotland

Article by Ronnie Cowan, SNP MP at the UK Parliament

opinion

Dark days for democracy in Spain’s Lledoners prison

Article by Ronnie Cowan, SNP MP at the UK Parliament

barcelona

Not one step back: independence supporters protest on anniversary of Spanish police raids to halt referendum

spanish judiciary

Independence trial will not be fair says wife of jailed leader

Pre-trial detention used to criminalize demonstrations says Txell Bonet, partner of Jordi Cuixart

scandal

MEPs call on EU to investigate leaked offensive emails by Spanish judges

Messages emerge referring to independence supporters as vermin and Nazis

criticism

Spanish foreign minister blasts Belgian judiciary over extradition cases

Spain's international image is seriously damaged says Josep Borrell in Madrid

interview

Aamer Anwar: "Spain has set a trap for Catalonia"

An interview with the lawyer for Catalan minister Clara Ponsatí