Jordi Cuixart's downloadable e-book (22 OCT 2020)

Jordi Cuixart, the president of Òmnium Cultural who has been in prison for three years, has written a book, now published in an English version as "We'll do it again".

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Public Prosecutor's opposition to J. Cuixart's 72-hour leave (30 JAN 2020)

English translation (by MS, incomplete) of the Public Prosecutor's report opposing the granting of a 72-hour prison leave to the president of Omnium Cultural, Jordi Cuixart, sentenced in October 2019 - after two years in pre-trial remand without bail - to 9 years in gaol.

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Recursos d'Empara i altres gestions davant del TC pels presos polítics (2017-2020)

L'espectacular llista amb totes les sentències, providències i interlocutòries del Tribunal Constitucional disponibles a VLEX, relacionades NOMÉS amb Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez i Jordi Cuixart, Carme Forcadell (i el professor Jordi Matas).
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Darreres al·legacions dels ostatges / Final pleas by political hostages (12/6/2019)

Escolteu les reflexions dels presos politics el darrer dia del judici (vídeos):

Final pleas by defendants, 12 June 2019. Videos. English summaries (translated by MS)

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Iridia and International Trial Watch

The April issue of Omnium's newsletter contains an interesting interview with Anaïs Franquesa, a member of Irídia, who talks about the referendum trial and the work of International Trial Watch. Here is an English translation: I hope she and Omnium don't mind!
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By Benet Salellas: Violation of Fundamental Rights in Europe: The Catalan Trial as a Case Study

I recommend this detailed summary, in English, of the legal arguments presented by defence counsel Benet Salellas.

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"Open letter to Manuel Marchena", by Pere Plans (8 March 2019)

This is an English translation (by MS) of "Open letter to Manuel Marchena" by Pere Plans (8 March 2019). I hope the author and newspaper don't mind.

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Supreme Court judge Prego's 2008 warning: rebellion and sedition would be inapplicable

In 2008, an eminent Spanish criminal law specialist and former Supreme Court judge argued that the Criminal Code, as amended in 1995, does not allow a peaceful, democatic declaration of independence to be considered to be treason, sedition or rebellion. Both the latter require violent o tumultuous uprisings which, as we have seen, simply have not happened in Catalonia.

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Isaac Rosa: "I feel deeply ashamed" about the trial

A thread of tweets by Isaac Rosa on the trial of Catalan leaders in the Spanish Supreme Court, translated into English by MS. I hope he doesn't mind.

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Jordi Cuixart's counsel's brief. 13 JAN 2019

Here is an English rendering of an article summarising Jordi Cuxart's counsels' brief, published on 13 JAN 2019. If the source objects I shall of course delete it.
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"Serenity and firmness" by the 9 political prisoners

Here is an English rendering (by M.S.) of the article jointly signed by the nine Catalan political prisoners, insisting on their innocence and the justness of their cause, and calling for serenity and firmness in the run-up to the Supreme Court political trial. If anyone objects to this version or has a better one, please contact me.

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OMCT. Open letter by international organization against torture, on case of Sr. Cuixart. (22 Nov 2018)

Open Letter by OMCT: End the arbitrary pre-trial detention of social leader Mr. Jordi Cuixart http://www.omct.org/monitoring-protection-mechanisms/urgent-interventions/spain/2018/11/d25127/

The September 16th Manifesto on political prisoners, by ANC Palamós

Here is a bilingual (Catalan-English) version of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana's Manifesto read in Palamós (and elsewhere) on September 16 2018, exactly 11 months after our former chair, and the chair of Òmnium Cultural, were arrested on charges of... rebellion!

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Evidence from 20th September 2017.

The Supreme Court continues to regard this day-long demonstration outside a Catalan ministry as a "rebellion" so as to decapitate the independence movement. This is a collection of direct sources, on the same day, that  confound this narrative.

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