Vilaweb

EU intelligence agency contradicts the New York Times on Catalonia

Now, months later and following a question from Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí to clarify the origin of the report, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and …

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EU Commission’s double standards concerning Spain’s abuses against Catalonia are “unjustifiable” says a new European study

The Binding the Guardian report questions the EU Commission’s willingness to protect the rule of law, which condones threats to the rule of law and systematic abuses of power, such …

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Assemblea denounces Spain’s human rights abuses against Catalan civil society and political representatives before the OSCE

The Catalan National Assembly has taken part in the OSCE event marking the 30th anniversary of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), to denounce the continued repression …

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Elnacional.cat

Poland’s defence in its legal challenge to the EU: “Spain did the same” “

“Spain did the same, and that was accepted. So why punish us?” That is the argument which the Polish government is now making in its head-on clash with the European Union. Last Thursday, …

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Vilaweb

Gonzalo Boye: “The EU will have to call for sanctions against Spain”

Pablo Llarena is the Spanish judge who has been pursuing the politicians in exile for four years. Since the end of October 2017, lawyer Gonzalo Boye has been engaged in …

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Comparitech

Internet Censorship 2021: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions

Nearly 60 percent of the world’s population (4.66 billion people) uses the internet. It’s our source of instant information, entertainment, news, and social interactions. But where in the world can …

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WikiLeaks

The Intolerance Network

Today, 5th August 2021, WikiLeaks publishes “The Intolerance Network” over 17,000 documents from internationally active right wing campaigning organisations HazteOir and CitizenGO. The documents date from 2001 to 2017 and …

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European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights

ELDH: Unacceptable guarantees for former Catalan politicians

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its grave concern at the extraordinary measures taken by the Spanish Court of Auditors on 29 June 2021.  The proceedings …

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The Wall Street Journal

Spain’s Targeting of Former Harvard Professor Provokes Trans-Atlantic Outcry

In just two months, Andreu Mas-Colell, an internationally renowned economist and former Harvard professor, went from enjoying a peaceful retirement in his hometown of Barcelona to facing allegations by the …

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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, …

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