Pre-trial detention is measure of last resort, says UN Human Rights Commission
High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein also "dismayed by use of violence" during October 1 referendum
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CUP could reconsider position on swearing in Sànchez
Party might support former activist’s presidential bid if pro-independence allies agree proposal to “bring about the Republic”
Jordi Sànchez, from political activist to presidential candidate
While he gained relevance in 2015 as the head of a major pro-independence organisation, his political activism began in the eighties
Session to elect jailed activist Catalan president set for Monday
Jordi Sànchez’s defense petitions Spanish courts for his release so he can attend parliament and take up the post
Sànchez calls for unity from jail
"The violation of some people's rights is the violation of everybody's rights," says jailed Catalan leader in The Times
JxCat and Esquerra reach pre-agreement on investiture of Sànchez
The pro-independence parties still have to convince CUP to not abstain in vote for jailed leader
CUP not to vote for Sànchez as Catalan president
Without CUP's support, Carles Puigdemont would be forced to resign as MP in order for pro-independence parties to have enough seats to elect Jordi Sànchez
Spain ‘will not consent’ to swearing in Sànchez from prison
With Puigdemont’s alternative for president behind bars, Spanish government rejects proposal as “against all logic”
ERC: after Puigdemont, next ‘legitimate’ president is Junqueras
Major pro-independence party in Catalonia stresses that jailed vice president must be president-in-waiting
Judge to not allow jailed Catalan leader to be presidential candidate, say reports
‘La Razón’ newspaper claims that the Supreme Court might prevent Jordi Sànchez from turning up in Parliament to avoid “problems of public order”
Talks to form new government in Catalonia stalled
Pro-independence parties don’t agree on what role should Puigdemont play in the new cabinet
Imprisonment of Catalan leaders ‘sends a very scary message,’ says Amnesty director
Q&A with Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International Europe’s director
Plans to reform Spanish Constitution delayed
Committee in Congress to discuss Magna Carta aimed to offer an olive branch to Catalan pro-independence bloc
Protest held marking 100 days of jail for deposed VP
More than 1000 people gathered in Sant Vicenç dels Horts where Junqueras was mayor
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Catalan leaders Oriol Junqueras and Joaquim Forn have been denied bail as judge argues they still keep plans for an independent Catalonia