Politico
20 MEPs to watch in 2020
The European Parliament is younger, more diverse — and more divided — than ever. It has also increasingly been flexing its muscles in EU decision-making, and many MEPs are expected …
Politico
Politico
Carles Puigdemont allowed to enter EU Parliament after court ruling
The former president of the northeast Spanish region, Carles Puigdemont, and his former health minister Toni Comín were elected to the assembly in May, but have been unable to take …
Euronews
EU top court rules Catalan separatist Junqueras was MEP with immunity when jailed in Spain
The European Union’s top court has ruled that Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras was covered by immunity as an MEP when he was jailed by the Spanish Supreme Court in …
Over forty organisations, among them Assemblea, denounce Human Rights violations in Spain before the UN
Most of the complaints presented in Geneva relate to protest, freedom of expression, political participation, self-determination and minority language rights in Catalonia Coinciding with International Human Rights Day and the …
Assemblea meets with several representatives in Berlin and takes part in two important international forums
In order to expand its international influence, the Catalan National Assembly has participated in several international events these weeks. On Thursday, 28th of November, our president, Elisenda Paluzie, visited Berlin …
Assemblea takes part in the OSCE supplementary meeting on Peaceful Assembly in Vienna
This edition of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting dealt with the Right to Peaceful Assembly and the trends in legislation and practice, digital “online assemblies,” and the role of independent …
Amnesty International
Spain’s conviction for sedition of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart threatens rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
The conviction of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart for sedition violates their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and they must be immediately released, said Amnesty International today, …
The Metropolitan
Catalonia, a long claim for democracy to achieve independence
The Catalan question comes from a long way back and although it’s tagged as the struggle for an independent state that is more of a symptom than a cause. The …
Vilaweb
Young Catalans arrested in protests denounce police abuse and mistreatment
Catalonia’s Observatory on the Penal System and Human Rights (OSPDH) is monitoring the status of the twenty-eight detainees, who have complained of physical abuse by Spanish and Catalan police officers
Open Democracy
Spain’s response to protests is a dangerous step towards authoritarianism
“The reality is a democratic mass movement increasingly frustrated with successive governments who have sought juridical answers to political problems.”