Liberties EU
Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023 – Spain
This country report is part of the Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023, which is the fourth annual report on the state of rule of law in the European Union …
Liberties EU
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 …
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 …
Euronews
Catalan independence: Five years on from referendum, is there any hope for separatists?
A day marking a historical defeat may seem like an odd point to declare the resurgence of Catalonia’s independence movement. Not for activist Imma Caboti. She believes the fact people are …
UNHRC
Spain violated former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights, UN Human Rights Committee finds
The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Spain violated the political rights of former Catalan Government and Parliament members by suspending them from public duties prior to a conviction following …
ELDH
To the OIAD: Information on massive Espionage perpetrated on seven Spanish Lawyers using the Pegasus programme
The indiscriminate ‘hacking’ using the PEGASUS spy program that was carried out on pro-independence politicians, has also affected seven lawyers: Gonzalo Boye Tusset, Josep Costa, Jaume Alonso Cuevillas, Andreu Van …
The National
Catalan and Basque independence activists light up Pyrenees in democracy demo
PRO-INDEPENDENCE activists have created an “immense line of light” crossing the European continent to demonstrate for people’s right to decide.
The National
ANC leader: Catalonia should take note of indyref2 strategy
THE Scottish Government’s strategy for a second independence referendum should act as an example for Catalonia, according to the president of one of the country’s largest pro-independence organisations.
Amnesty International
Melilla: Never again
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 …
The Guardian
Use of Pegasus spyware on Spain’s politicians causing ‘crisis of democracy
The use of Pegasus spyware to target Catalan independence leaders and Spanish politicians – including the prime minister – has plunged Spain into a “crisis of democracy” and national security that can …