Statement of the Catalan National Assembly in relation to the developments in Catalonia

  On Monday, October 14, the Spanish Supreme Court announced the prison sentences for the nine Catalan civic and political leaders, with edicts that go from 13 years of jail …

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Catalan National Assembly foreign branches organize a second wave of protests abroad

The aim of the Foreign Assemblies is to inform about the right to self-determination and to report violations of rights that Spain inflicts on political minorities such as Catalan people …

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Statement of the Catalan National Assembly in relation to the Turkish military invasion of Syrian Kurdistan

  On October 9, the Turkish armed forces initiated a military offensive against the Kurds in Syria, taking advantage of the withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from the northern part …

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Counterfire

Flawed Transition: why the Spanish state is repressing the Catalan independence movement

Catalonia awaits the verdict in the trial at the Spanish Supreme Court of 12 political and civic leaders charged with ‘rebellion’ and ‘sedition’ for their part in the 1 October …

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Indian Express

How Gandhian idea of non-violence is shaping political struggle in Spain

As the Gandhian moment of Catalonia is showing the world, democracy is not only about institutions, law-making and carrying on governmental administration by means of popular suffrage and elected officers.

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Vilaweb

Catalan political prisoners call for non-violent protests

The two activists jailed for the 2017 independence push, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, have called on the public to “take to the streets” in the expected upcoming protests organised …

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The National

EU’s ‘own Trump’ Josep Borrell avoids discussing Catalonia

He has insulted the US and Russia, been fined for insider trading and been described as the EU’s “own Donald Trump”, all of which has been ignored as he bids …

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Deutsche Welle

Catalonia: 12,000 people protest arrest of alleged terrorists

Catalan separatists claim national authorities are trying to manufacture “a violent narrative” in the movement. Tensions are high ahead of a ruling against 12 leaders of a failed secession bid.

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Brave New Europe

Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte – State Repression and Police Intimidation in Catalonia

Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte are editors of Building a New Catalonia, a new book exploring the anti-capitalist, feminist and socialist dimensions of the Catalan independence movement.

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Catalan News

Outrage in pro-referendum camp following arrest of nine activists for ‘terrorism’

The arrest of nine pro-independence activists being accused of “terrorism” has sparked outrage among the parties in favor of a self-determination referendum. The Catalan president, Quim Torra, was among the first officials …

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