El Nacional
Spain justifies planting undercover police in Catalan pro-independence youth groups
Spanish ministry says it is “appropriate” to place undercover officers in youth groups, citing “philo-terrorist” dynamics.
El Nacional
El Nacional
Protest asks EU to investigate Rambla terror attack given Spain’s “lack of reponse”
On the fifth anniversary of the Jihadist van attack, demonstrators also criticised the “inaction” of the Catalan government.
Catalan News
2017 referendum electoral board members to face retrial after acquittal
Prosecutors request two years and nine months in prison for disobedience and usurpation of functions.
Vilaweb
William Aitken: “I have been sentenced to five years in prison in order to scare young people”
William Aitken, a 32-year-old Scotsman who took part in protests in Barcelona city following the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasél, has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison.
El Nacional
Judge removed from trial of Catalan ex-speaker Torrent for “lacking impartiality”
Fellow defendant Josep Costa called for recusal of judge who walked out of event where Torrent spoke of “political prisoners”
Vilaweb
European Court of Human Rights finds Spain guilty of leaking ID photos of Catalan judges
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Spain guilty of breaching some Catalan pro-referendum judges’ right to privacy when, in March 2014, Spanish newspaper ‘La Razón’ published their ID pictures …
Catalan News
Catalan parties condemn Spain’s reaction to migrant deaths at Morocco border crossing
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 …
El Nacional
Jorge Fernández Díaz: instigator of Operation Catalonia against the Pujol family
Audio shows that Rajoy’s interior minister met with Spanish police leaders to plot against the Catalan independence movement
Catalan News
Head of intelligence: court approved espionage of Catalan president and Puigdemont’s allies
The head of Spain’s intelligence agency (CNI), Paz Esteban, has admitted having spied on 18 out of the over 60 Catalan pro-independence figures that have been accredited as victims of the so-called …
Vilaweb
European Network for Linguistic Equality asks recognition of Catalan as official EU language
The European Network for Linguistic Equality (ELEN) called on the European Union on Wednesday to recognize Catalan as an official language and to “respect linguistic diversity”. In a debate organized …