Jailed Catalan leaders take their cases to the United Nations
British lawyer Ben Emmerson will aid the defense teams of Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart
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Spain’s judicial case against Catalan independence explained
Supreme Court investigates 28 officials and activists in Catalonia, including Carles Puigdemont and four leaders in prison
Barcelona wants justice for Franco regime’s gay victims
City council announces lawsuit against those responsible for abuses against homosexual community in final days of dictatorship
Intense January in Catalan politics ahead
Q&A on the new term set to start next week, with the appointment of new Parliament bureau and president of government unresolved
Intense January in Catalan politics, with unresolved issues looming
Q&A on the new term set to start next week, as eight MPs are still in prison or in Brussels, making it harder for pro-independence parties to use their majority in the chamber
Christmas carols for freedom of ‘political prisoners’ sang across Catalonia
Yellow is the color monopolizing the events, in solidarity with the four incarcerated pro-independence leaders
MEPs denied from visiting Catalan leaders in jail
Seven members of four different European Parliament parties gather at the entrance of the prison in Madrid where pro-independence leaders are held
Electoral campaign kicks off with candidates in prison and exile
First event of parties in the December 21 run-up show polarization between pro-independence and unionist blocs, with only one party outside fronts
Six Catalan ministers freed after 32 days in prison
They are released after paying a €100,000 bail, while four other pro-independence leaders stay behind bars
EU must oversee election results, says jailed Catalan vice president
President Puigdemont says his candidacy aims to continue ‘road to independence’
Supreme Court takes over the case against pro-independence leaders
The only exception will be the trial against the former Catalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero
National Court judge in favor of transferring case against Catalan leaders to Supreme Court
“Those being investigated are part of a complex organization,” says judge Carmen Lamela
One month later, pro-independence grass-root leaders are still in prison awaiting trial
Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart are behind bars while under investigation for sedition
‘Huge leaps forward’ for independence made despite ‘mistakes’, says jailed vice president
In a letter to Esquerra Republicana members, Oriol Junqueras hints that party secretary general Marta Rovira might be the next Catalan president
Catalan jailed ministers suffered “unjustifiably vexatious” treatment, says lawyer
Alleged abuse includes ordering them to strip naked, playing the Spanish anthem on a loop, and handcuffing their hands behind their back