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Catalan police fail to detain Puigdemont, despite him giving public speech in Barcelona

News Desk8th August 202413th August 2024

8th August 202413th August 2024883

The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are under the spotlight after failing to detain former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont, who made a pre-announced return

Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate

News Desk7th August 202410th August 2024

7th August 202410th August 2024907

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has announced that he is taking his ‘return journey from exile’ in order to attend the investiture debate taking place

The PSOE and Junts sign a pact that will guarantee investiture of Pedro Sánchez

News Desk9th November 202314th November 2023

9th November 202314th November 20232464

Spain’s PSOE socialist party has signed a controversial pact with the Catalan pro-independence Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party that will enable acting Prime Minister Pedro

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

News Desk14th February 202320th February 2023

14th February 202320th February 20231343

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

JxCat party vote to quit Catalan coalition government led by ERC

News Desk8th October 202213th October 2022

8th October 202213th October 20221957

Catalonia has found itself in a situation of political uncertainty again after the Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party decided to pull out of the pro-independence

UN human rights committee says Spain at fault for suspension of Catalan MPs

News Desk31st August 20227th September 2022

31st August 20227th September 20221765

Independent human rights experts working with the United Nations have said that Spain violated the political rights of members of the Catalan government and parliament by

Catalan leaders walk free from prison

News Desk23rd June 202130th December 2021

23rd June 202130th December 20213395

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

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

News Desk4th December 202021st June 2021

4th December 202021st June 20212664

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 20202904

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 20202604

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

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