Catalan News

European Parliament urges Spain for an ‘effective and fair’ investigation on ‘Catalangate’

Clarifying espionage on 65 pro-independence leaders and involving Europol in report approved by MEPs

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El Nacional

Catalan language NGO tells Belgian court that it was spied on by Spain with Pegasus software

New breaches of the rights of Catalan people and groups. Members of the pro-Catalan language organization Plataforma per la Llengua have testified in a Belgian court that they were spied on by …

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The Catalan National Assembly appears as a witness before the Catalan parliament’s Committee of inquiry into the Catalangate affair

Assemblea’s President  Dolors Feliu denounced that six members of the organization are victims of the Catalangate espionage for their pro-independence activism, and recalled the repeated failure of the dialogue table …

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The European Pegasus Committee criticises there were no court orders for most of the Catalan espionage victims and that national security has been used to avoid disclosing information

The Pegasus Inquiry Committee of the European Parliament has denounced that there is no evidence of judicial proceedings against the majority of the Catalan espionage victims, in a press conference …

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The Catalan National Assembly denounces Spain’s boycott of the European Parliament Pegasus Committee and asks them to meet with victims of civil society

The letter addressed to the Pegasus Inquiry Committee of the European Parliament denounces the Spanish authorities’ attempts to prevent and hinder the fact-finding trip to Spain and call the members …

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El Nacional

PSOE, PP, Cs and Vox want to remove Catalangate references from EU report on Pegasus

Spanish political parties PSOE, the PP, Cs and Vox are all presenting amendments to the European Parliament’s draft report on Pegasus espionage to remove references to the 65 Catalans with links to the …

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El Nacional

European Commission: “National security” claims don’t give carte blanche to state espionage

EU commissioner answers the Catalan MEPs questions, noting that the EC is “closely following” the Pegasus inquiry committee

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Catalan News

Catalan parliament summons Spanish PM and ministers to Pegasus spyware inquiry commission

Madrid confirms Pedro Sánchez will not testify as he is “accountable to congress and senate” only

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OHCHR

Spain: UN experts demand investigation into alleged spying programme targeting Catalan leaders

GENEVA (2 February 2023) – Spanish authorities must thoroughly investigate reports that Pegasus and Candiru spyware was used to target Catalan public figures and activists in Spain following the independence …

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UNPO

Catalonia : UNPO Welcomes UN Special Rapporteurs Joint Allegation Letter Sent to Spanish Government on Use of Pegasus Spyware Against Catalan Activists

The United Nations Special Rapporteurs have called to the Spanish Government to clarify and explain its actions for the deployment of Pegasus spyware against Catalan civil society actors. The Joint Allegation …

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