Open Democracy
Catalan National Day: free speech under threat
In this article, Andrew Davis explains the human rights violations against the Catalan people, such as the imprisonment of political and civil society leaders
Open Democracy
Open Democracy
Two kinds of justice in Spain
A German journalist reveals the situation of Spain’s Justice in this article. She does so with the cases of the imprisonment of the Basque youngsters of Altsasu and the imprisonment …
L'Indépendant
Belgium’s Justice rejects the extradition of Spanish rapper Valtonyc, as demanded by Madrid
Belgian Justice refuses to extradite rapper Valtonyc, who’s exiled in Belgium and was sentenced to three years in prison in Spain, for apology for terrorism and lese-majesty in the lyrics …
El Nacional
MEP behind Hungary report: “There are political prisoners in Spain”
Judith Sargentini, a Dutch member of the European Parliament, wrote a report on the policies carried out by Hungary. At the European Parliament, she emphasizes that there are political prisoners …
Catalan News
Committee of Regions president says ‘imprisonment’ of Catalan politicians offers no ‘solution’
The President of the Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, notes that the solution to the conflict between Catalonia and Spain “cannot be solved with either the police or the …
El Nacional
Spanish foreign minister pressed by the BBC over Catalonia
The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Spanish government has had to answer about the violations of rights in Spain in a tense interview with the BBC
Massive call for independence in Barcelona
Over a million of people have filled Barcelona today to demand independence for Catalonia. The slogan of the demonstration was ‘Let’s build the Catalan republic’ and illustrates the demand for …
Doorbraak.be
Elisenda Paluzie: “Notwithstanding the political prisoners, we must not forget the ultimate goal’
The ANC’s Chair emphasizes the importance of the massive demonstration on Catalonia’s National Day, when citizens demanded the mandate of the Oct 1 referendum to be implemented: independence. (in Dutch)
International celebrations of Catalonia’s National Day
Preparations are well under way for the big demonstration that the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) is organising for the Diada, Catalonia’s National Day, on September 11th. Barcelona will not be …
Letter to the editor of The Economist
The letter was published in The Economist on 23rd of August of 2018. Your special report on Spain (July 28th) claimed that sometimes the Catalan independence movement is identity-based and …