The National
Catalan and Basque independence activists light up Pyrenees in democracy demo
PRO-INDEPENDENCE activists have created an “immense line of light” crossing the European continent to demonstrate for people’s right to decide.
The National
El Nacional
Judge removed from trial of Catalan ex-speaker Torrent for “lacking impartiality”
Fellow defendant Josep Costa called for recusal of judge who walked out of event where Torrent spoke of “political prisoners”
The National
ANC leader: Catalonia should take note of indyref2 strategy
THE Scottish Government’s strategy for a second independence referendum should act as an example for Catalonia, according to the president of one of the country’s largest pro-independence organisations.
Vilaweb
European Court of Human Rights finds Spain guilty of leaking ID photos of Catalan judges
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Spain guilty of breaching some Catalan pro-referendum judges’ right to privacy when, in March 2014, Spanish newspaper ‘La Razón’ published their ID pictures …
Catalan News
Catalan parties condemn Spain’s reaction to migrant deaths at Morocco border crossing
Barcelona mayor “embarrassed” by PM congratulating African country for handling of situation. Several Catalan parties have condemned the Spanish government’s reaction to the incident at the border crossing between its …
El Nacional
Jorge Fernández Díaz: instigator of Operation Catalonia against the Pujol family
Audio shows that Rajoy’s interior minister met with Spanish police leaders to plot against the Catalan independence movement
Assemblea denounces Spain’s Catalangate illegal espionage case before the OSCE
The Catalan National Assembly has taken part in a new edition of the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna, which on this occasion focused on the need to respect …
The Guardian
Use of Pegasus spyware on Spain’s politicians causing ‘crisis of democracy
The use of Pegasus spyware to target Catalan independence leaders and Spanish politicians – including the prime minister – has plunged Spain into a “crisis of democracy” and national security that can …
UNPO
Catalan Civil Society Targeted With Pegasus Spyware
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) firmly condemns the Government of The Spanish government’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware to undermine and repress Catalan civil society. These allegations of espionage represent a disconcerting continuation of long-standing …
Washington Post
Democracies shouldn’t surrender to a future of limitless surveillance
Ronan Farrow reports for the New Yorker that NSO’s much-publicized links to repressive governments are only half the story. Germany uses the firm’s ultra-intrusive Pegasus tool; so does Poland; so does Belgium, …