EU Parliament lifts MEP immunity of Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí
The European Parliament has voted to lift the immunity from prosecution of the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his former ministers, Toni
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Spain’s Supreme Court revokes ‘low category’ status of jailed Catalan leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court has revoked the ‘low category’ status given to the jailed Catalan leaders, which now cancels their prison leave privileges. It ruled that
Former Catalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero acquitted
Josep Lluís Trapero, the former head of the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra) has been found not guilty of sedition and disobedience by Spain’s National Court.
Quim Torra appeals against ban, seeks ‘justice in Europe’
Quim Torra has appealed his ban from office before Spain’s Constitutional Court, and also pledged to seek ‘justice in Europe’ after being disqualified from the
Catalan president Quim Torra barred from office for ‘disobedience’
Catalan president Quim Torra has been barred from office for 18 months for ‘disobedience’ following a hearing at the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid on 17 September. In
Spanish government to consider pardons for jailed Catalan leaders
The Spanish government has announced that it will commence the process to consider a request to pardon the nine jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders from next
Torra calls action to bar him from office for not removing banners as ‘utterly disproportionate’
Catalan president Quim Torra faced a hearing at the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid on Thursday, regarding the final ruling on whether he will be
Catalonia celebrates low-key ‘Diada’ with de-centralised events
Catalonia commemorates today (11 September) as its National Day – La Diada Nacional de Catalunya – marking the fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession
Belgian court rejects extradition of former Catalan minister Lluís Puig
A third attempt by Spain to extradite one of the former Catalan independence leaders, Lluís Puig, was blocked on Friday, after being denied by a court
Seven of nine jailed Catalan leaders have ‘low category’ prison status revoked
Of the nine Catalan pro-independence politicians and activists who were jailed for between 9-13 years by Spain’s Supreme Court on 14 October 2019, seven have had their