The #CatalanWeek returns with over 14 days of international events to celebrate the Catalan National Day abroad

Kickstarted by the foreign branches of the Catalan National Assembly, the #CatalanWeek will start on Aug 29th and will last till Sept 13th, and will include presential as well as …

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The Freedom of Speech and the Press are under threat in Spain, according to a study endorsed by the EU Commission

The Media Pluralism Monitor 2020 report calls on the Spanish authorities to repeal or modify laws that restrict freedom of expression and information, to guarantee the protection and safety of …

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The Catalan National Assembly will organize a double National Day mobilization, both virtual and physical

The Catalan National Day 2020 will include a virtual action under the name #XarxaIndependència and a physical mobilization in front of Spanish administration buildings in Catalonia. Last Friday morning, the …

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Several international NGOs alert of human rights violations during the outcome of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review of Spain

Amnesty International, Article 19, the Society for Threatened Peoples and European Language Equality Network are some of the NGOs that have raised the alarm concerning the lack of respect for …

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Ramón Grosfoguel: “Catalans are in a colonial situation”

Ramón Grosfoguel (1956) is a sociologist and an associated professor at the University of Berkeley (California). This Puerto Rican academic is a specialist in decolonisation and racism who knows Catalonia well …

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Assemblea denounces Spain’s fundamental rights violations against Catalonia at OSCE meeting on Freedom of Expression

The Catalan pro-independence civil society organisation has denounced Spain’s abuses of freedom of speech, persistent police violence and an abusive number of fines, mixed with misinformation, a lack of transparency …

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Elisenda Paluzie reelected as head of the Catalan National Assembly

In a sweeping victory, Elisenda Paluzie was reelected as president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) on Saturday after the pro-independence group held an election to renew its top leadership positions.

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Spain continues to ignore UN rulings demanding the release of Catalonia’s political prisoners a year after its publication

The rulings were the result of an initiative by the defences of the Catalan political prisoners, led by British & French lawyers and human rights experts Ben Emmerson and Rachel …

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The Catalan National Assembly joins the global movement Progressive International

Grassroots organization Catalan National Assembly joins a world-wide platform based on the values of democracy, egalitarianism, and pacifism, as it seeks to actively participate and contribute to international campaigns and initiatives. The Catalan …

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Catalan National Assembly provides 300,000 face masks for disadvantaged groups and gives donations to hospitals

Caritas, food banks, the ‘Sindicat de Manters’ street vendors’ union, social housing, child protection centers and nursing homes, among the groups who have received free masks all over the country …

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