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Supreme Court maintains public office ban for 4 Catalan pro-independence leaders

News Desk14th February 202320th February 2023

14th February 202320th February 2023527

Four Catalan pro-independence leaders will remain banned from holding public office, Spain’s Supreme Court said on Monday, despite a legal reform pushed through by Spain’s

Catalan leaders walk free from prison

News Desk23rd June 202130th December 2021

23rd June 202130th December 20212422

The nine Catalan leaders and activists, jailed for their roles in the October 2017 independence referendum, walked free from prison on Wednesday, following the pardons granted

Catalan president Pere Aragonès promises ‘new era’ for Catalonia

News Desk27th May 20218th June 2021

27th May 20218th June 20211242

Pere Aragonès of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party has promised a ‘new era’ for Catalonia, after officially taking office as president on Wednesday to lead a coalition

Pere Aragonès voted in as Catalan President after ERC and JxCat reach agreement

News Desk17th May 202130th December 2021

17th May 202130th December 20211289

Pere Aragonès was voted as the 132nd president of Catalonia by the pro-independence majority in parliament on Friday 21 May, ending a three month political

Spain’s Supreme Court revokes ‘low category’ status of jailed Catalan leaders

News Desk4th December 202021st June 2021

4th December 202021st June 20212216

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

Seven of nine jailed Catalan leaders have ‘low category’ prison status revoked

News Desk1st August 20204th August 2020

1st August 20204th August 20202371

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

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‘Freedom is either total or it is not’ – jailed Catalan leaders react to being granted ‘low category’ status

News Desk14th July 20208th October 2020

14th July 20208th October 20202216

The justice department of the Catalan government has agreed to grant the lowest prison category to the nine pro-independence Catalan politicians and activists who were

Catalan leaders in prison could be granted ‘low category’ status

News Desk2nd July 202014th July 2020

2nd July 202014th July 20201716

Prison authorities where the nine jailed Catalan independence leaders are currently serving their sentences for their roles in the 1 October 2017 referendum – Lledoners,

All nine jailed Catalan leaders now granted temporary leave

News Desk6th March 202013th March 2020

6th March 202013th March 20201987

All nine of the Catalan political leaders and activists sentenced from 9-13 years in prison for their roles in the October 2017 independence referendum in

Spanish prosecutors oppose leave granted to jailed Catalan leaders

News Desk23rd February 20206th March 2020

23rd February 20206th March 20201578

Spanish prosecutors have threatened to bring a Supreme Court action against the use of Article 100.2 of the Spanish Constitution by some of the jailed Catalan

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