Catalan independence referendum trial

The Spanish Supreme Court trial of 12 Catalan political and civil leaders on charges arising from the independence process.

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The bans remain: Spanish Supreme Court rules out amnesty for Junqueras, Turull, Romeva and Bassa

The bans remain: Spanish Supreme Court rules out amnesty for Junqueras, Turull, Romeva and Bassa

Court maintains Catalan leaders' long bans on holding office, arguing that misuse of funds offences cannot be amnestied

Nura Portella / Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 1 of july of 2024 - 21:59

Spanish prosecutors call on Supreme Court to apply amnesty for Catalan referendum and Tsunami cases

Spanish prosecutors call on Supreme Court to apply amnesty for Catalan referendum and Tsunami cases

The Prosecutor's Office responds to judges Pablo Llarena, Manuel Marchena and Susana Polo that all crimes must be amnestied

Martí Odriozola i Marcé

Wednesday, 19 of june of 2024 - 23:20

Aragonès challenges court clerk "hidden" in Pegasus case: a key witness in Catalan leaders' trial

Aragonès challenges court clerk "hidden" in Pegasus case: a key witness in Catalan leaders' trial

Pere Aragonès calls for recusal of court official Montserrat del Toro who had declared her anti-independence views

Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 8 of january of 2024 - 19:11

The nine Catalan political prisoners of the 1-O meet in the Pyrenean village of Josa

The nine Catalan political prisoners of the 1-O meet in the Pyrenean village of Josa

The nine leaders shared lunch this Thursday in the Cadí area, almost a year after their last meeting in the Penedès

Marta Lasalas

Friday, 6 of october of 2023 - 23:01

Human Rights court agrees to study the appeals of the 9 Catalan pro-independence leaders

Human Rights court agrees to study the appeals of the 9 Catalan pro-independence leaders

The Strasbourg court has asked Spain to answer six key questions to resolve whether fundamental rights were violated

Jordi Martín

Friday, 22 of september of 2023 - 17:31

Marchena puts in and takes out candidates

Marchena puts in and takes out candidates

José Antich

Wednesday, 15 of february of 2023 - 17:54

Supreme Court maintains long bans from office for Junqueras, Romeva, Turull and Bassa

Supreme Court maintains long bans from office for Junqueras, Romeva, Turull and Bassa

Court's review of Catalan leaders' sentences warns that "non-violent secessionist processes" now go unpunished in Spain

Jaume Vich

Monday, 13 of february of 2023 - 19:35

Spanish state solicitors ask for Junqueras's ban from office to be cut from 13 to 7 years

Spanish state solicitors ask for Junqueras's ban from office to be cut from 13 to 7 years

State solicitors seek shorter bans from office for the convicted Catalan leaders, but in four cases, prosecutors don't agree

Alba Solé Ingla

Thursday, 26 of january of 2023 - 23:08

Junqueras, Romeva and Bassa ask Supreme Court for acquittal or attenuated misuse of funds

Junqueras, Romeva and Bassa ask Supreme Court for acquittal or attenuated misuse of funds

Junqueras, Romeva, Bassa and Forcadell call on the Supreme Court to revoke all penalties for sedition and misuse of funds

Mayte Piulachs

Tuesday, 24 of january of 2023 - 23:23

Nine convicted Catalan leaders will await sentence reviews as Spanish law reform takes effect

Nine convicted Catalan leaders will await sentence reviews as Spanish law reform takes effect

Five of the pro-independence leaders won't request reviews of sedition sentences, but Supreme Court will do it 'ex officio'

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 11 of january of 2023 - 21:01

How will the repeal of sedition affect the convicted Catalan leaders and the exiles?

How will the repeal of sedition affect the convicted Catalan leaders and the exiles?

Law reform might not change the situation for those who, as well as sedition, are accused or convicted of misuse of funds

Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 11 of november of 2022 - 19:38

Here's the text: the proposed reform to Spain's Penal Code on sedition and public order offences

Here's the text: the proposed reform to Spain's Penal Code on sedition and public order offences

The bill strikes out part of Spain's Penal Code relating to sedition and defines a new offence of aggravated public disorder

El Nacional

Friday, 11 of november of 2022 - 18:23

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Sánchez announces a reform to change sedition to "aggravated public disorder"

Sánchez announces a reform to change sedition to "aggravated public disorder"

Spanish prime minister announces that Congress will address sedition law reform this Friday, in a bill supported by Podemos

Abel Degà

Thursday, 10 of november of 2022 - 22:31

Sánchez links sedition reform to ERC admission of Catalan independence process "crimes"

Sánchez links sedition reform to ERC admission of Catalan independence process "crimes"

While ERC calls for progress on agreement over "dejudicialization", Spanish PM demands recognition that crimes were committed

Joan Antoni Guerrero

Thursday, 27 of october of 2022 - 20:05

Antonio Baños sentenced to 4 months' jail for not replying to Vox in Supreme Court

Antonio Baños sentenced to 4 months' jail for not replying to Vox in Supreme Court

The sentence imposed on Antonio Baños is different to that of his ex-party colleague Eulàlia Reguant, who was only fined

Mayte Piulachs

Tuesday, 11 of october of 2022 - 19:03

Spanish Supreme Court fines Eulàlia Reguant 13,500 euros for disobedience

Spanish Supreme Court fines Eulàlia Reguant 13,500 euros for disobedience

CUP deputy ordered to pay 50 euros a day for 9 months for not responding to Vox lawyer during 2019 Catalan leaders' trial

Nura Portella

Friday, 7 of october of 2022 - 18:54

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Antonio Baños decides not to testify at own trial as court rules out use of Catalan

Antonio Baños decides not to testify at own trial as court rules out use of Catalan

Case over refusal to answer Vox lawyer in 2019 trial parallels that of CUP ex-colleague Eulàlia Reguant, but in a lower court

Jaume Vich

Thursday, 29 of september of 2022 - 21:28

CUP deputy Eulàlia Reguant denounces Spanish repression at Supreme Court trial

CUP deputy Eulàlia Reguant denounces Spanish repression at Supreme Court trial

Reguant faces 4 month jail demand over refusal to answer questions put by far-right Vox in 2019 Catalan leaders' trial

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 28 of september of 2022 - 18:30

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Anna Gabriel: "The legitimate aspiration of a people should never have been judicialized"

Anna Gabriel: "The legitimate aspiration of a people should never have been judicialized"

Former CUP deputy appears before Supreme Court in Madrid, facing disobedience charges over Catalan independence process

Jaume Vich

Wednesday, 14 of september of 2022 - 22:36

The unlikely reform of the crime of sedition

The unlikely reform of the crime of sedition

José Antich

Thursday, 11 of august of 2022 - 17:04

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Carme Forcadell, ex-speaker of Catalan Parliament, seeks justice in Strasbourg

Carme Forcadell, ex-speaker of Catalan Parliament, seeks justice in Strasbourg

The case of Forcadell, a speaker of Parliament jailed for sedition, is "exceptional in Europe", says lawyer Iñigo Iruin

Mayte Piulachs

Thursday, 7 of april of 2022 - 22:34

Severe critique for judge Marchena's sentencing of the Catalan leaders' trial

Severe critique for judge Marchena's sentencing of the Catalan leaders' trial

Dissenting opinion from Spanish Constitutional Court judge Sáez Valcárcel is strongly critical of Supreme Court sentence

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 6 of april of 2022 - 22:18

Meritxell Serret, exiled Catalan minister who returned, sent to disobedience trial

Meritxell Serret, exiled Catalan minister who returned, sent to disobedience trial

Spanish Supreme Court considers that, as she is not accused of misuse of funds, jurisdiction falls to the TSJC in Catalonia

Mayte Piulachs

Tuesday, 29 of march of 2022 - 22:48

Constitutional Court sums up jurisprudence on Catalan leaders: all appeals rejected

Constitutional Court sums up jurisprudence on Catalan leaders: all appeals rejected

Divided court rejects last appeals from Bassa and Forn, backing the Supreme Court's basis for sedition sentences

Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 25 of march of 2022 - 01:14

An even-more-divided Constitutional Court rejects Junqueras and Romeva appeals

An even-more-divided Constitutional Court rejects Junqueras and Romeva appeals

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 23 of march of 2022 - 21:15

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Supreme Court suspends disobedience trial against the CUP's Reguant after error

Supreme Court suspends disobedience trial against the CUP's Reguant after error

Spanish high court agrees to repeat part of the proceedings in pro-independence MP's trial for disobedience

Mayte Piulachs

Tuesday, 1 of march of 2022 - 19:59

Human Rights Court affirms it is aware of the "significance" of "the Catalan cases"

Human Rights Court affirms it is aware of the "significance" of "the Catalan cases"

ECHR president says court's new ability to prioritize certain cases based on broader criteria "will come into play"

El Nacional

Tuesday, 25 of january of 2022 - 21:33

European Left denounces the EU's "unjustifiable silence" on Catalonia

European Left denounces the EU's "unjustifiable silence" on Catalonia

Marta Sánchez

Monday, 8 of november of 2021 - 23:15

Sànchez and Cuixart, four years on from 20th September protest: "It was a trap"

Sànchez and Cuixart, four years on from 20th September protest: "It was a trap"

Berto Sagrera

Monday, 20 of september of 2021 - 19:04

Judge who sat on Catalan leaders' trial accused of being illegally assigned to case

Judge who sat on Catalan leaders' trial accused of being illegally assigned to case

Gemma Liñán

Wednesday, 1 of september of 2021 - 21:16

Court breached rights of Sànchez and Cuixart, say dissenting Spanish judges

Court breached rights of Sànchez and Cuixart, say dissenting Spanish judges

Gemma Liñán

Tuesday, 8 of june of 2021 - 20:18

Cuixart says prisoners "won't accept humiliation" as court asks for pardon submissions

Cuixart says prisoners "won't accept humiliation" as court asks for pardon submissions

Núria Casas

Wednesday, 5 of may of 2021 - 19:25

Returned Catalan exile Serret affirms "democratic mandate of 2017 referendum" to judge

Returned Catalan exile Serret affirms "democratic mandate of 2017 referendum" to judge

Nicolas Tomás

Friday, 30 of april of 2021 - 18:45

The second wave of judicial repression is now here

The second wave of judicial repression is now here

José Antich

Tuesday, 20 of april of 2021 - 18:45

Judge confirms referendum charges against 29 Catalan government officials

Judge confirms referendum charges against 29 Catalan government officials

Gemma Liñán

Monday, 19 of april of 2021 - 20:48

An exceptional victory

An exceptional victory

José Antich

Friday, 16 of april of 2021 - 17:18

'Not guilty' verdict for members of 2017 Catalan referendum's electoral commission

'Not guilty' verdict for members of 2017 Catalan referendum's electoral commission

Gemma Liñán

Thursday, 15 of april of 2021 - 20:01

Catalan referendum officers say head constitutional judge exonerated them in interview

Catalan referendum officers say head constitutional judge exonerated them in interview

Gemma Liñán

Monday, 12 of april of 2021 - 21:33

Court rules against Barcelona's UPF university for supporting political prisoners

Court rules against Barcelona's UPF university for supporting political prisoners

Gemma Liñán

Thursday, 8 of april of 2021 - 19:05

A second Spanish constitutional judge withdraws from Catalan independence cases

A second Spanish constitutional judge withdraws from Catalan independence cases

Gemma Liñán

Thursday, 8 of april of 2021 - 00:05