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Spain: Excessive charges against Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart must be dropped (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 21, 2019

The Catalan civil society leaders have been held in pre-trial detention for more than a year and face up to 17 years in prison if convicted.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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