Comparitech

Internet Censorship 2021: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions

Nearly 60 percent of the world’s population (4.66 billion people) uses the internet. It’s our source of instant information, entertainment, news, and social interactions. But where in the world can …

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WikiLeaks

The Intolerance Network

Today, 5th August 2021, WikiLeaks publishes “The Intolerance Network” over 17,000 documents from internationally active right wing campaigning organisations HazteOir and CitizenGO. The documents date from 2001 to 2017 and …

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European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights

ELDH: Unacceptable guarantees for former Catalan politicians

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its grave concern at the extraordinary measures taken by the Spanish Court of Auditors on 29 June 2021.  The proceedings …

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Helsinki Times

The Solidarity Fund, an example of the strength of the Catalan independence movement

Now, when there are already 3,300 victims of retaliation, this Solidarity Fund is managed by an independent association. From 2017 until now, it has paid 640,000 euros in fines and …

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Vilaweb

Microsoft says that Catalans are among victims of government espionage

A number of Catalans have been victims of espionage carried out by “government agencies” tech company Microsoft has revealed. In a post in one of its blogs on Thursday, the firm said …

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Assemblea denounces before the OSCE Spain’s use of digital technologies to repress the Catalan pro-independence movement

On the 12th & 13th of July, Assemblea took part in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting “Digital Technologies and Human Rights”, in …

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Vilaweb

Andrej Hunko: “The Council of Europe could play an international mediation role in Catalonia’s case”

Andrej Hunko, MP for Germany’s Die Linke, has been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2010. He is familiar with the Council’s inner workings. …

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This year’s Catalan National Day pro-independence demonstration will be double: set to vindicate the 2017 referendum for independence and denounce Spanish repression against the movement

Under the motto “Let’s fight and win independence” this year’s Catalan National Day protest will take place both on September 11th and October 1st to vindicate the relevance of the …

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The Wall Street Journal

Spain’s Targeting of Former Harvard Professor Provokes Trans-Atlantic Outcry

In just two months, Andreu Mas-Colell, an internationally renowned economist and former Harvard professor, went from enjoying a peaceful retirement in his hometown of Barcelona to facing allegations by the …

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The Council of Europe calls on Spain to stop political persecution of Catalan representatives, Spanish government pardons the Catalan leaders

The resolution presented by the Council of Europe Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights calls on Spain to stop the persecution of Catalan political representatives and peaceful protesters, to …

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