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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 2023518

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

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

News Desk31st August 20227th September 2022

31st August 20227th September 20221078

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 20212409

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 20212207

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 20202368

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 20202214

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 20201710

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 20201982

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

Six of the jailed Catalan leaders attend Parliament hearing

News Desk28th January 20209th February 2020

28th January 20209th February 20201374

Six of the nine Catalan leaders who were sentenced to jail by the Spanish Supreme Court for their roles in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum,

Jailed Catalan leaders can apply for privileges only after serving quarter of sentences

News Desk11th December 201916th December 2019

11th December 201916th December 20191786

A provisional decision was made on Wednesday to categorise the nine jailed Catalan leaders as ‘Medium’ inmates, meaning the prisoners will be able to apply for certain privileges

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