Challenge to verdict ‘inevitable’ if before EU court decision on immunity
Andreu Van den Eynde, the lawyer for jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras, has warned that a challenge shall be inevitable should the Spanish Supreme Court
Catalan Trial
Albert Rivera offers to enable PSOE government if pardon for Catalan leaders is ruled out
As Spain braces for another snap election after months of fruitless negotiations, the Ciudadanos (Cs) has made a surprise proposal to prevent fresh polls: enabling
State prosecutor: everyone must comply with Catalan verdict – ‘whatever it is’
The Spanish state prosecutor has demanded that everyone comply with the eventual verdict from the trial of the Catalan pro-independence jailed leaders – ‘whatever it
Jailed and exiled Catalan leaders call for mass turnout on ‘La Diada’
The 16 jailed and exiled Catalan political and civic leaders have called for an ‘exceptional mobilisation’ this Wednesday 11 September, the Catalan National Day (‘La
8 Spanish police officials to be investigated for referendum crackdown
Eight Spanish police officials are to be formally questioned over the orders they gave to their subordinates at 27 polling stations in Barcelona during the
Jailed Jordi Cuixart seeks meeting with Pedro Sánchez
Jordi Cuixart, the jailed head of the Òmnium Cultural pro-independence organisation, has asked acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, for a meeting, and for his group
Focus: the ‘Catalan Trials’ still to come …
The main Catalan Trial that was held at Spain’s Supreme Court in Madrid lasted from 12 February until 12 June – 52 days of court sessions
UN working group calls for release of four more jailed Catalan politicians
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has now called for the ‘immediate’ release of four more Catalan politicians, with some having already
Jailed leaders to start journey back to Catalan prisons
Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders will be transferred back to Catalan prisons by Wednesday after sitting in the dock for four months for the Catalan trial
Lawyer seeks ‘motion of censure’ against Spain at UN Human Rights Council
Ben Emmerson, the prominent international Human Rights lawyer representing jailed Catalan leaders Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, has made a formal request to refer
