Amnesty calls on Spain to release jailed Catalan leader
Prolonged imprisonment is “excessive” and “disproportionate”
Prolonged imprisonment is “excessive” and “disproportionate”
Judge argues there is risk of repeat offense, as Sànchez “maintains his pro-independence ideology”
High court refuses to allow two pro-independence leaders being held in custody to take part in debate to choose new president
Officers enter offices of leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, who have been in jail exactly for 100 days
Officers enter offices of leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, who have been exactly 100 days in jail
Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart were sent to prison on October 16, and various towns throughout Catalonia have held demonstrations to demand their release
Renate Weber, former ad hoc judge for the Human Rights Court, urges Spain to negotiate with pro-independence parties
On Saturday night, pro-independence activists also tied an ‘estelada’ flag outside the EU building
MEP Renate Weber urges Spain to negotiate with pro-independence parties, stating that judicial means won’t necessarily solve political problems
Grassroots leaders Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, as well as minister Joaquim Forn, appeared before the Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday
Former ANC president Jordi Sànchez tells judge he does not back unilateral independence
Spanish Supreme Court will decide on their release, but most likely outcome is continued imprisonment
“We hope this does not mean more violence against peaceful people,” Catalan Parliament president answers
The incarcerated pro-independence leader tweets that him and his fellow MPs will “hold high the torch of European values”
The spokesperson for the pro-independence party says decisions about the incarcerated officials are “political and not judicial”