Daily Mail
STEPHEN GLOVER: How dare Spain of all nations try to lecture Britain about democracy
“Spain refused to allow a referendum in Catalonia. When Catalans went ahead Spain cracked down on them in a pretty brutal way”
Daily Mail
Front Line Defenders
Human rights defender in pre-trial detention for over a year
Since October 2017, Jordi Cuixart has been in pre-trial detention, facing up to 25 years of prison on charges of “rebellion”. The allegations were brought against him in connection to …
Council of Europe
Commissioner urges Spain to ensure that the Law on Citizens’ Safety upholds the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly
In a letter addressed to the Presidents of the Congress and the Senate of Spain published today, Commissioner Mijatović urges the Parliament to ensure that the review of the Law …
Catalan News
Puigdemont and Ai Weiwei condemn EU’s ‘double standards’ on Catalonia
In a debate in Brussels, former president Puigdemont calls Spain’s attitude “authoritarian,” while Chinese dissident calls for human rights to be “defended
Catalan News
European Court of Human Rights rules Spain violated Basque leader’s right to fair trial
Pro-independence figure Arnaldo Otegi was incarcerated for six and a half years for allegedly following orders of ETA organization.