"The UN special rapporteur for minority issues expressed concerns about the restrictions and criminal charges against #Catalan politicians and civil society activists involved in the October 2017 “referendum.”
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"He agreed with conclusions of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that the extended detentions and subsequent convictions of @jordisanchezp and @jcuixart, the two civil society activists convicted in the case, as well as the other..."
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"... #Catalan political leaders in prison, were to intimidate them because of their political views.
@amnesty International criticized the Supreme Court’s interpretation of sedition as “excessively broad” and alleged it resulted in the “criminalization of acts of protest...."
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@amnesty International criticized the Supreme Court’s interpretation of sedition as “excessively broad” and alleged it resulted in the “criminalization of acts of protest...."
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"On November 3, it reiterated its call for the government to release Sanchez and Cuixart.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reiterated its previous recommendation to release 7 of the 9 #Catalan proindependence prisoners convicted of sedition."
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The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reiterated its previous recommendation to release 7 of the 9 #Catalan proindependence prisoners convicted of sedition."
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"The UN special rapporteur for minority issues expressed concern that the October 2019 sentencing of 12 Catalan politicians and civil society activists interfered with the freedom of expression and nonviolent political dissent of the #Catalan minority".
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