Last remaining formerly jailed independence leaders take appeals to ECHR
July 21, 2022 09:25 AM
Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, and Dolors Bassa want sedition sentences overturned in Strasbourg
Catalan Trial
Former Catalan parliament speaker takes sedition case to human rights court
Carme Forcadell cites top Spanish court's "embarrassing" partiality
April 7, 2022 04:01 PM
Last pardoned independence leaders exhaust all sedition conviction appeals in Spain
Divided top court upholds sentences for Forn and Bassa, now likely to challenge in Europe
March 24, 2022 04:02 PM
Ex-vice president and foreign minister exhaust all sedition conviction appeals in Spain
Divided top court upholds sentence Junqueras and Romeva now likely to challenge in Strasbourg
March 23, 2022 03:29 PM
EU Parliament president David Sassoli dies at 65
Catalan politicians pay tribute to late speaker
January 11, 2022 09:32 AM
Former parliament speaker’s appeal against sedition conviction rejected
Constitutional Court upholds Supreme Court verdict against Carme Forcadell, paving the way for European appeal
October 28, 2021 03:00 PM
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Spain’s president over Catalan leaders’ pardons
Right-wing group accused Pedro Sánchez of breaching his duty
September 23, 2021 01:10 PM
Pardoned independence leader Sànchez takes case to European Court of Human Rights
Activist-turned-politician wants an "unequivocal correction" of his sentence and criticizes "violations of fundamental rights"
September 20, 2021 08:32 PM
Spain’s judiciary head criticizes pardon of Catalan leaders
Carlos Lesmes says sedition convictions had "nothing to do with revenge"
September 6, 2021 01:44 PM
Scottish court closes extradition case of exiled Catalan leader
Court says it no longer has jurisdiction over Clara Ponsatí, who now resides in Belgium as a member of the EU parliament
August 26, 2021 02:35 PM
Pardoned Catalan independence leader: ‘This is a question of democracy, not nationalism’
Raül Romeva insists on need for amnesty and dialogue “with no limitations” to resolve conflict
July 6, 2021 07:55 PM
Supreme Court rejects urgent unionist plea to send independence leaders back to jail
Magistrates will not put pardons immediately on hold as requested, but final decision on legal challenges is still pending
June 28, 2021 03:08 PM
Independence leaders walk free following Spain’s pardons after 3.5 years in prison
Nine politicians and activists had been found guilty of sedition for leading Catalonia’s referendum push in 2017
June 23, 2021 11:59 AM