The Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and the Catalan Association of Civil Rights (ACDC) report serious shortcomings in the Spanish judiciary before the United Nations Human Rights Council

Lawyer Jordi Palou Loverdos, on behalf of the ANC and the ACDC, spoke today at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. During his address …

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Denmark hosts a debate on the October 1st referendum for self-determination

Last Monday, June 11th, Copenhagen was the site of a debate, organized by the 92,000-member strong Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (Djøf), on one of the most significant Catalan …

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The Catalan National Assembly explains developments in Catalonia to Westminster MPs

The President of the National Assembly, Elisenda Paluzie, reviewed on June 7 the current situation in Catalonia with members of the APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia), a number of …

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Herald Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon should consider ‘Catalan-style’ poll if Brexit bad for Scotland, says Elisenda Paluzie

Elisenda Paluzie suggested that Scotland could hold a Catalan-style referendum in case Brexit would finally be implemented in disagreement with the will of the Scottish people

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New government in Spain: new opportunities?

Last Friday, Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers Party), won the necessary votes to move forward with a motion of no-confidence and oust the government of …

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Aamer Anwar accuses the Spanish judiciary of not being independent: “There is political persecution”

In October 2017 several members of the Catalan Government decided to go into exile abroad for fear of repression on the part of the Spanish State after their having declared …

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Le Point

Elisenda Paluzie: “In Catalonia, the independence movement has been criminalised”

The Chair of the Catalan National Assembly laments Spain’s authoritarian drift. (in French)

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Corse Net Infos

Elisenda Paluzie : “Violating democratic rights is not acceptable in Europe!”

The Chair of the Catalan National Assembly emphasizes the importance of internationalising the Catalan situation and reviews the human rights abuses in Spain. (in French)

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Report on the Spanish Government’s Communiqué

The Spanish government issued a statement today stating that the decree appointing the ministers that form the Government of the Generalitat will not be published in the Official Journal of …

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Le Soir

Elisenda Paluzie (ANC): «The Catalan prisoners are treated as terrorists»

Interview with the Chair of the Catalan National Assembly, who explains the prosecution of the Catalan independence movement in Spain (in French)

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