CIRSD

Catalan independence – article by Vicent Partal

The crisis between Spain and Catalonia is not new, as there has been a political and institutional conflict between the two nations since at least the eighteenth century. During this …

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The Guardian

‘I feel I was raped’: six women in Barcelona seek justice after relationship with ‘spy cop’

Legal challenge also takes aim at Spain’s home ministry after police officer allegedly posed as anarchist  

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Nd

Katalanische Ministerin Ponsatí: Präzedenzfall in Europa

Europaparlamentarierin trotz Immunität verhaftet

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EU Observer

Why three MEPs withdrew from EP petition committee hearing

For a long time, various political groups have consistently expressed their concerns about what is going on in the European Parliament’s petitions committee (PETI) — the committee where all EU …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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