Catalonia’s Raül Romeva named ‘spitzenkandidat’ for EFA in 2024 EU election
European party believes that Esquerra politician, who spent over 3 years in jail, represents ‘democratic values’
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Supreme Court rejects 2017 referendum leaders' appeals and keeps disqualification penalties
Junqueras barred from office for 13 years while Turull, Bassa, and Romeva for 12
Spain 'breached' political rights of formerly jailed independence leaders, says UN
Human Rights Committee believes Junqueras, Romeva, Rull and Turull should not have been stripped of MP status before convictions
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
Jailed Catalan leaders provisionally keep day-leave permits while court hears appeal
Judge dismisses prosecutor’s request to preemptively revoke prison privileges for six pro-independence politicians and activists
UN group renews call for release of Catalan leaders despite Spain’s criticism
United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention insists seven pro-independence leaders should be freed
Jailed pro-independence leaders request release after prison judge approves privileges
Magistrate keeps officials behind bars while waiting Supreme Court final say
Jailed independence leaders rally against Spanish authorities as they re-enter prison
Five political figureheads and activists returned to Lledoners after a court suspended some of their leave privileges
Jailed independence leaders ask for release during coronavirus crisis
Former Catalan ministers appeal to Spain's Constitutional Court to allow them to remain at home while covid-19 emergency lasts
Jailed leader Turull leaves prison for first time on a regular temporary release
Now all nine imprisoned officials are enjoying such leave to work or volunteer
Junqueras leaves prison for first time to work in university
Former vice president will be allowed out of jail three days a week to teach history course at Manresa campus
Jailed leader Romeva leaves prison for first time on regular temporary release
Former foreign affairs minister has permission to work in private body evaluating Bosnian peace agreement
Jailed leader Raül Romeva to evaluate Bosnian peace agreement while on temporary release
Fellow prisoner Oriol Junqueras to teach at Vic University, after both granted permission to work three days a week