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...
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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...
Greenpeace, Oxfam launch lawsuit against Spanish government
Three environmental groups and charities – Greenpeace, Ecologists in Action and Oxfam – have launched a joint lawsuit against the Spanish government, accusing it of not taking...
Political fallout as former king ‘fleeing justice’ puts Spanish monarchy in ‘very compromised position’
If Spain’s current king, Felipe VI, had hoped that the image and reputation of the Spanish Monarchy would improve following the decision of his father, former king...
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...
‘Freedom is either total or it is not’ – jailed Catalan leaders react to being granted ‘low category’ status
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...
‘There’s no room for impunity,’ says Pedro Sánchez – calling news of former king Juan Carlos I as ‘disturbing’
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that he is open to an amendment of the Spanish Constitution to limit the legal immunity of public officials, including...
Supreme Court prosecutor to investigate former king Juan Carlos I
Spain’s Supreme Court public prosecutor is opening an investigation into former Spanish king Juan Carlos I, regarding suspected commission payments for a contract for a high-speed AVE rail...
Four Spanish ‘wolf pack’ rapists get further jail terms for earlier assault
Four members of Spain’s ‘Wolf Pack’ (La Manada) – already sentenced for gang-raping a woman in Pamplona in July 2016 – have also received further jail terms for...
