What will happen in Catalonia in 2019?
Long prison sentences for political prisoners could inflame conflict with Spain again, and might force snap elections soon after local and European ones.
Long prison sentences for political prisoners could inflame conflict with Spain again, and might force snap elections soon after local and European ones.
“There is something very rotten in the Spanish judicial system.” This is what Anglo-Spanish writer and journalist John Carlin told the programme El Suplement on public station Catalunya Ràdio this Saturday. …
Ai Weiwei and Carles Puigdemont on what it means and how it feels to be a political dissident in 2018 in this week’s EU Confidential.
For the first time after more than 50 years I am standing again in a prison. The previous time it was due to being arrested in Szczecin, Poland. Then, I …
Interview: Imprisoned politician Josep Rull awaits trial for rebellion
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, in his world report for the 20th anniversary of the UN declaration on human rights defenders, includes …
Joquim Forn was Catalonia’s interior minister until he was arrested for his role in the October 2017 independence referendum. He has been in jail since.
Carme Forcadell was the speaker of the Catalan parliament until January – but has spent almost nine months in prison.
Region’s former leader criticises Sánchez and fears climate for dialogue is deteriorating.
Separatist politicians from Spain’s Catalonia region who are entering the third week of a prison hunger strike say their upcoming rebellion trial will give them a platform to peacefully promote …