Jailed leaders' lawyer warns of last chance for clients' release
Andreu Van den Eynde reacts to UN report calling for defendants to be freed, arguing that as trial ends the reasons to let them go are "coming together"
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Spain casts doubt on 'impartiality' of UN report on jailed leaders
Socialist government calls it "especially serious" that the paper is published before the trial is over
European Parliament bars Puigdemont's entry
Ex-Catalan officials elected in the EU election denied access until they are "effectively registered" as MEPs
UN: imprisonment of leaders 'against Universal Declaration of Human Rights'
All the details of United Nations’ report against detention of activists Cuixart and Sànchez, and politician Junqueras
Jailed Catalan activist asks for release following UN’s call on Spain
Jordi Cuixart requests to be freed after United Nations Group on Arbitrary Detention issues favorable report
UN calls for release of three jailed pro-independence leaders
Report by Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls on Spain to compensate officials and considers detentions violation of fundamental rights
Jailed pro-independence leader suspended as senator
Pre-trial imprisonment of Raül Romeva provides legal ground for suspension a month after being elected
Footage of Spanish police violence shown in Catalan Trial at defense's request
Images of leaders calling for non-violent behavior and of Spanish police charging against voters displayed on Day 49
President announces talks to seek unity among self-determination supporters
Torra to speak to parties and civic organizations ahead of Catalan trial verdict
Judge lifts year-long confinement of pro-independence activist
Tamara Carrasco has an open cause for her alleged role in protests, with initial charges of rebellion and terrorism dropped
Jailed leader asks for post-electoral meeting with King Felipe
Jordi Sànchez, suspended Spanish MP, wants permission to take part in round of talks led by monarch
Prosecutor to uphold rebellion charges in independence trial, say media reports
As Supreme Court considers documentary evidence, state attorney is thought to believe use of violence has been established
Strasbourg rejects suit challenging Spain's suspension of Catalan parliament session in October 2017
European Court of Human Rights dismisses accusations that the ban violated human rights and declares the case "inadmissible"
Catalan leaders braced for legal battle to take EU Parliament seats
Newly-elected MEPs from exile or prison are expected to face a series of challenges
Ernest Maragall foresees leading a minority government in Barcelona
ERC’s candidate wins Barcelona’s local elections by a handful of votes, earning the same number of councilors as Ada Colau’s Barcelona en Comú
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