The Telegraph
Former King of Spain Juan Carlos funded private jets from foundation linked to Swiss investigation
New revelations about Juan Carlos’ lavish lifestyle come amid Swiss investigation and looming court battle with ex-lover
The Telegraph
Jewish News
Spanish prosecutor’s Nazi remark is ‘a sick joke, a slap in face of survivors’
Simon Wiesenthal Centre writes to prime minister Pedro Sánchez, after official asked if ‘should we expect the imprisonment of Auschwitz survivors for inciting hatred of the Nazis?’
Wake-up call to Spain during the UN Universal Periodic Review concerning fundamental rights violations
More than 110 countries have brought up questions and recommendations regarding the human rights situation in Spain, of which a total of 22 have taken the opportunity to address the …
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 …
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
El Nacional
European Commission reminds Spanish deputy PM of the norms after Belgium threat
The European Commission has today given a reminder that European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) are “a purely judicial procedure”. Asked about the warning given by Spain’s acting deputy PM, Carmen Calvo, to the Belgian government …
Wired
Catalonia has created a new kind of online activism. Everyone should pay attention
A pro-independence group is leveraging social media and peer-to-peer technology to orchestrate massive protests. The catch? No one knows who runs it
Deutsche Welle
Catalonia: 12,000 people protest arrest of alleged terrorists
Catalan separatists claim national authorities are trying to manufacture “a violent narrative” in the movement. Tensions are high ahead of a ruling against 12 leaders of a failed secession bid.
Brave New Europe
Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte – State Repression and Police Intimidation in Catalonia
Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte are editors of Building a New Catalonia, a new book exploring the anti-capitalist, feminist and socialist dimensions of the Catalan independence movement.
The Washington Post
Massive rally for Catalonia’s secession in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who support the secession of Catalonia gathered in Barcelona on the region’s main holiday Wednesday, just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict …