Political Prisoners

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

Catalan political prisoners accuse Spain of failing to respond to European Court of Human Rights

The Spanish state has been given more time to respond on violations of pro-independence leaders' rights

Spanish government's response to ECHR criticises independentists for overloading court system

State solicitors reject that Spanish courts violated the rights of pro-independence leaders Jordi Turull and Jordi Sànchez

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

ECHR president sidesteps the issue of pro-independence leaders' appeals in Madrid appearance

Spanish Constitutional Court president tells Síofra O'Leary that he regards ECHR condemnations of Spain as "progress"

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

Court throws out attempt by Vox and Cs to reverse pardons of Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez

Supreme Court won't review the pardons of "the Jordis", who led the key Catalan pro-independence civil society groups in 2017

Spain responds to UN questions by boasting of dialogue table and casting ERC as jailer

Spanish reply to questions points finger at Catalan government since the political prisoners were in Catalan jails

Spain fails to comply with UN resolution on rights of Catalan political prisoners

Asked by the UN to take measures to avoid repeat violations of rights, the Spanish government said that no action was needed

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

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'

Spanish judge Lesmes accepts recusal from case of Catalan leaders' pardons

Lawyers had said Lesmes "lacked impartiality" to hear appeals by PP, Cs and Vox against pardoning of pro-independence leaders

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

Catalan pro-independence leaders see UN resolution as key to winning in Europe

Former ministers urge Spain to respond politically with an amnesty for all those pursued by Spanish courts over 2017 events

World media report UN conclusion that Spain violated rights of Catalan leaders

Media in Europe and the US note the Committee's concern that the Catalan MPs had been suspended before their case was decided

UN rules that Spain breached political rights of Catalan pro-independence leaders

UN Human Rights Committee states that Spain breached rights of Junqueras, Romeva, Rull and Turull by suspending them as MPs

Martín Pallín on why Human Rights court could overturn Catalan independence verdicts

Former Supreme Court judge José Antonio Martín Pallín presents 'La guerra de los jueces', his latest book

Council of Europe rapporteur evades Spain's offensive against Catalonia report

Council publishes Cilevičs' follow-up report, denouncing Spain's continued persecution and the Catalangate espionage

Why two judges dissented in Supreme Court decision to review Catalan leaders' pardons

In their report, the two judges assert that the PP, Cs and Vox are not victims and "only defend a political position"

Spanish Supreme Court decides to admit appeals against Catalan prisoner pardons

Change of court membership brings a change of decision, breaking de facto with current Spanish jurisprudence on pardons

Spanish justice now likely to admit appeals against pardoning of Catalan prisoners

Change in court composition could mean the re-admission of appeals and revive the issue in political and media terms

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

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

V-Dem index: Spanish democracy is at its lowest level since 2017 Catalan crisis

Sharp decline in Spain's democratic quality measured by this index follows similar falls in the ranking of 'The Economist'

Spain is now a 'flawed democracy', according to 'The Economist's ranking

EIU index says Spain has fallen from top category of democratic states, with problems of judicial independence as a factor

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"

Supreme Court rejects all appeals against pardoning of Catalan political prisoners

Appeals against last year's pardoning of nine jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders were "not legitimate", says court

Cuixart resigns as president of Òmnium, proposes Xavier Antich for the position

The entity's leader announced his decision to promote replacements in the pro-independence space

Acquitted: all of the 'Lledoners Nine' pro-independence protesters

Two dissenting Spanish judges see Forcadell's sentence as "disproportionate"

Six of the 'Lledoners Nine' protesters acquitted before end of controversial trial

Five released Catalan prisoners to march for ETA prisoners' rights

Jordi Sànchez denounces Spain to the European Court of Human Rights

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