Senior Policy Advisor at Amnesty International warns of chilling effect of sedition conviction for Catalan independence leaders
Human rights organization calls for immediate release of Sànchez and Cuixart and claims that verdict is based on vague definition of sedition
They had been warned that taking the Catalan issue to the courts would result in the loss of control over Spain’s train and, sooner or later, it would end in a crash
Quim Torra admits he disobeyed as the instruction from Spain's electoral board to remove a banner contravened freedom of expression
Quim Torra is accused of disobedience and could be barred from office if found guilty
The summit includes 33 European parliaments, 22 of which are state parliaments
Clara Ponsatí summoned to court on December 12 for ongoing extradition case
International Trial Watch reports infringement of liberties such as freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
Noam Chomsky, Anthony Giddens, Steven Pinker and Richard Wilkinson are among the 242 initial signatures
More than 600 British companies are based in Catalonia.
