Hearings will begin on 16 September and are key to determining whether the shot was intentional and whether it may constitute torture. More than a hundred human rights and social …
Amnesty International
The death toll continues to rise. At least 23 people died last Friday trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Some organisations working on the ground have …
Catalan News
Barcelona mayor “embarrassed” by PM congratulating African country for handling of situation. Several Catalan parties have condemned the Spanish government’s reaction to the incident at the border crossing between its …
Amnesty International
In response to the demonstrations in Barcelona and the rest of Catalonia after the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced 12 Catalan political leaders and activists, Amnesty International has called on the …
The National
A Catalan court has criticised Spain’s National Police Corps for using force against would-be voters at a Barcelona school during the October 2017 independence referendum. The Barcelona Audience court said police had …
The Politic
On October 1, 2017—the day of the Catalan Independence Referendum—voters across Catalonia took to the polls and cast ballots, proudly practicing their democratic right to self determination. Mobilizing despite the …
Jacobin
The sedition charges against Catalan independence activists mark a shameful moment for Spanish democracy. Franco’s regime is long gone, but the state machine he created has not been fully broken.