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Ex-parliament speaker indicted for allowing chamber to vote on independence and monarchy

Catalonia’s High Court has indicted former parliament speaker and current business minister Roger Torrent as well as three ex-parliament bureau members for allowing votes on resolutions on independence as well as the …

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WHO head in Europe: ‘I congratulate Catalonia on very impressive vaccination figures’

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, has praised the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Catalonia. During the presentation of the Catalan government’s health plan for the …

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Belgian court strikes down country’s slander to monarchy law due to Valtònyc extradition case

The Belgian Constitutional Court struck down the country’s law against slander to the monarchy due to Spain’s request to extradite Valtònyc, a Catalan-language rapper. According to the court, the 1847 law, …

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Italian judge suspends Puigdemont’s extradition process pending EU court decisions

The court in Sassari, Sardinia, has suspended Carles Puigdemont’s extradition procedure pending EU court decisions on his immunity and on the Luxembourg court’s response to the questions raised by Spain’s …

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Scottish court closes extradition case of exiled Catalan leader

A Scottish court has closed the extradition case of Clara Ponsatí, an exiled Catalan politician wanted in Spain for her role in the failed independence push, arguing that it no longer …

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Public prosecutor seeks terrorism charges for CDR pro-independence activists

The public prosecutor of Spain’s National Court has proposed charging the Catalan CDR pro-independence activists who were arrested on September 23, 2019 with belonging to a terrorist organization, as reported by online outlet …

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Ex-UN body chair hopes Human Rights court will rule against Spain in Catalan leaders’ case

The former head of a United Nations body expects the European Court of Human Rights to rule against Spain in a string of legal appeals presented by Catalonia’s jailed pro-independence …

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Court revokes privileges for jailed pro-independence leaders Forcadell and Bassa

A Catalan penitentiary court has revoked the privileges for the two female pro-independence leaders, former parliament speaker Carme Forcadell and former work minister Dolors Bassa. This means they lose their current ‘low status’ category status, …

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Far-right events with neo-Nazi symbols held to mark Spanish Constitution Day

Tension as Vox rallies are faced by antifascists, while Barcelona local council will report them before hate crimes prosecutor Several events organized by far-right Vox party were held in some …

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Amnesty International again calls for release of activists jailed in Catalan Trial

Amnesty International have again called for the release of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, the two pro-independence activists who were jailed for their roles in the 2017 independence push. The organization …

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