Former president of Andalusia sentenced to six years in prison
José Antonio Griñán, the former president of Spain’s southern region of Andalusia, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal
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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
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
‘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
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
Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias reach pre-agreement for coalition government
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) and Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos, have reached a pre-agreement to form a coalition government in Spain, following