Amnesty International again calls for two ‘Jordis’ immediate release
Amnesty International has released a report criticising the verdict of the nine Catalan referendum leaders, sentenced to between 9 and 13 years in prison on 14
November 2019
European Court of Human Rights dismisses rapper’s case against Spain
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has dismissed the rapper Valtònyc’s appeal against Spain. The singer has been convicted to three and a half years
Inés Arrimadas to stand for leadership of Ciudadanos (Cs) party
Inés Arrimadas has announced she will stand as a candidate to lead the Ciudadanos (Cs) party, after Albert Rivera‘s resignation last week following the party’s disastrous
Catalan President on trial for ‘disobedience’, facing ban from office
Catalan President Quim Torra went on trial on Monday morning for disobedience at Catalonia’s top court in Barcelona. If found guilty, the head of the Catalan
CDRs fail to block Sants station in Barcelona, but protests continue outside
Catalan pro-independence activists, the Committees in Defence of the Republic (CDRs), called on protestors to block access to high-speed AVE trains at Barcelona’s Sants railway
Puigdemont, Comín and Puig extradition hearings set for 16 December
Extradition hearings for the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, together with two of his former ministers, Toni Comín and Lluís Puig, will be held together in Belgium on Monday
Rosalía now nominated for two main Grammys, after winning five Latin Grammys
UPDATED REPORT Less than a week after winning five Latin Grammy awards (see below), Rosalía has now also picked up two main Grammy nominations, with
‘International Trial Watch’ platform claims Catalan trial ‘violated human rights’
The International Trial Watch platform presented its final report on Thursday in Madrid, regarding the Supreme Court trial and sentencing of the nine Catalan independence leaders, who were jailed
‘Brexit information point’ in Barcelona
A Brexit Information Point (‘Punt Brexit’) has been set up in Barcelona in the city’s 22@ Poblenou business district, to provide information to the more than 600
Clara Ponsatí to oppose extradition ‘robustly’, as ‘not a crime to vote for independence’
Clara Ponsatí, former Catalan education minister and now living and working in Scotland, has been released on bail and allowed to keep her passport after
