Catalonia prepares for trial verdict, expected early next week
The verdict in the trial of the 2017 Catalan referendum leaders is about to be announced – with some reports claiming it will be out
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‘Serious irregularities’ in Catalan trial claim two human rights groups
Two human rights groups have denounced ‘serious irregularities’ in the Catalan independence trial, with its verdict expected to be announced by Spain’s Supreme Court in
Up to 9 years in jail for youths involved in police bar brawl
Eight young people in Altsasu, Navarra, have been sentenced to up to nine and a half years in jail for a bar brawl with two
Catalan Trial: Junqueras delay denied; prosecutor seeks ‘Jordis’ hearing
Spain’s Supreme Court has rejected the petition from jailed Catalan politician Oriol Junqueras to delay the verdict for his role surrounding the 2017 independence referendum until
Jailed Catalan leaders to run in general election
Catalan pro-independence parties are not giving up on their attempt to have their leaders running in the upcoming Spanish general election on 10 November –
‘No chance’ to extradite Puigdemont on ‘fabricated’ terrorism case, says lawyer
With the arrest of Catalan pro-independence activists for plotting acts of violence, the Belgian lawyer of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has warned that if Spain tries
Focus: two years since the referendum in Catalonia
A referendum, police violence, a month of protests, a declaration of independence, the suspension of self-rule in Catalonia and the sacking of its government followed
Trial date set for Catalan Parliament bureau members from 2017
Five former members of the Catalan Parliament bureau will face trial between 19-22 November at Spain’s High Court in Catalonia (TSJC) for their role in the 2017 Catalan independence
Supreme Court authorises exhumation of dictator Franco
Note: this report was published on 24 September. The exhumation finally took place on 24 October. ALSO READ: Franco removed but ‘Francoism still very present’
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
