PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COORDINATING BODY OF THE LAWYERS OF CATALONIA, on 3rd degree leaves (4 DEC 2020)

The coordinating body of Catalonia's lawyers has issued a strongly worded communiqué condemning today's decision by the Supreme Court, which has usurped the power to rule on inmates' penitentiary status from the penitentiary supervision courts that have - or had - this function. 

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Twitter thread on political prisoners by Andreu Van Der Eynde (10 SEPT 2020)

English translation of a Twitter thread by Andreu Van Der Eynde, lawyer of Oriol Junqueras MEP and Raül Romeva, two of the Catalan political prisoners, on their unjust treatment in prison.

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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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Article by M. Strubell: "So what's the endgame now?" (20 DEC 2019)

"So what's the endgame now?" asks a friend from the US, well-versed in all things Catalan. Here's an answer (author: M. Strubell).
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Europe Écologie Les Verts - Communiqué

Communiqué (translated into English) issued by the North Catalan delegation of Europe Écologie Les Verts, on Catalonia's National Day 2019, calling for the release of the political prisoners.
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The Catalan demonstration in Madrid (16 March 2019)

At 6 pm today (Saturday March 16 2019) Catalans will gather in the centre of Madrid for an unprecedented protest demonstration.

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Palamós Declaration

DECLARATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE TRANSFER OF THE PRISONERS.
Palamós, February 1 2019.
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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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