Andreu Mas-Colell, the misstep of Spanish repression
Image: La República On June 29, the 77th birthday of the world-renowned Catalan economist Andreu Mas-Colell, he and 39 other former Catalan senior government officials will have to appear before …
European Economic Association
EEA EX COMM statement on Past President, Andreu Mas-Colell
The Executive Committee of the European Economic Association expresses its solidarity with its former President, Professor Andreu Mas-Colell, and its hopes for a positive resolution of the matter for all concerned individuals. …
El Nacional.cat
Amnesty International warns: Catalan pardons won’t end the rights violations
Amnesty International has warned in a very forceful statement aimed at Spain that even if the Spanish government grants pardons to the Catalan political prisoners, “the human rights violations persist”. However, the coordinator of …
The Times
Outcry as retired Catalan minister faces multimillion-euro ‘independence’ fine
Academics including an American Nobel prizewinner have condemned the prosecution of a Spanish economist who — along with 38 others — face fines of millions of euros for their supposed …
Catalan News
Ex-UN body chair hopes Human Rights court will rule against Spain in Catalan leaders’ case
The former head of a United Nations body expects the European Court of Human Rights to rule against Spain in a string of legal appeals presented by Catalonia’s jailed pro-independence …
The European Commission maintains provisional rejection of Catalan European Citizen’s Initiative against the Spanish State
The General Court of the European Union announced yesterday the dismissal of the lawsuit over the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) promoted by Assemblea and the Council for the Catalan Republic. …
Newsweek
Europe Has a Hard Time Recognizing and Respecting its Minorities | Opinion
Before the idea of nation-states was born—commonly associated with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, but with greater traction after the French Revolution—different peoples lived in their villages and cities, …
Vilaweb
Exile fights, exile wins
I’m sure everyone is well aware that last week the European General Court (EGC) granted a temporary injunction to President Carles Puigdemont and Ministers and MEPs Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí against …
Council of Europe
Politicians should not face prosecution for statements made in the exercise of their political mandates as long as they respect certain limits
“Politicians need a particularly high level of protection of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, both in parliament and when speaking to their constituents, but that freedom of speech …
Socialist Project
International Manifesto in Support of Catalonia’s Right to Freedom as a People
In the 14th of February elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, 52% of Catalans voted in favour of parties that call for Catalonia to become an independent state. This is …