Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Catalan Leaders Go on Trial in Madrid Over Independence Bid

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Twelve Catalan politicians go on trial on Tuesday for their role in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, putting the spotlight back on Spain's biggest political crisis in decades which could make it flare once again. To the dismay of much of the rest of Spain, Catalonia defied a judicial ban by carrying out a referendum and subsequently unilaterally declaring independence in October 2017. There was shock at home and abroad when police used batons and rubber bullets on...

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