Ai Weiwei, John Kiriakou and Jorge Glas join Assange and the Catalan political prisoners’ letter to the UN over the situation in prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic

They join the petition coordinated by the Catalan National Assembly and signed by around thirty political prisoners from different territories around the world, among them Julian Assange, to the UN …

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Julian Assange and Catalan political prisoners lead collective letter to the UN over the situation in prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic

Among the signatories are the Catalan political prisoners, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and activists imprisoned in Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Morocco and Western Sahara. Around thirty political prisoners from different …

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Catalan National Assembly demands the Catalan government releases political prisoners during the COVID19 health emergency, as called for by the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Rapporteur

The organization  believes  the decision not to release them was taken under the coercion and threat of the Spanish Supreme Court and considers this is intolerable and discriminatory against political …

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COMMUNIQUÉ: Catalan National Assembly to provide masks for citizens in fundraiser for COVID-19 research in Catalan hospitals

The organization, together with Catalan  manufacturer Tèxtil Rosdan, will provide a kit with the necessary materials to sew DIY masks for personal use. The acquisition of the kit  means a …

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The Catalan National Assembly demands responsibility and straightforward action regarding COVID-19

In these difficult times, the Catalan National Assembly considers that clear, straightforward decisions need to be made. The Spanish government has provided delayed and inadequate responses to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 health …

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UN Rapporteur on minority issues gives Spain a wake-up call on human rights violations against the Catalan people

The report drafted by the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes, who visited Spain in January 2019 to assess the situation with regard to the fundamental …

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Catalan National Assembly opens new branches in Cuba and Baltic States

The Catalan National Assembly opens two new branches abroad, one in Cuba and one in the Baltic States, an expansion of the already successful Latvian branch Assemblea Cuba presented its platform …

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Catalan National Assembly takes part in a debate on Catalonia in Armenia

On Tuesday, March 3rd, the Armenian General Benevolent Union and the Catalan National Assembly  held a joint conference on “Catalonia and the right to self-determination in the 21st century”, in …

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Catalan pro-independence movement gains momentum in Perpinyà

The Catalan pro-independence movement mobilized massively in Perpinyà, North Catalonia last Saturday, February 29, at an event held by Consell per la República Catalana or Council for the Catalan Republic, …

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Demonstration in Barcelona against the extradition of Julian Assange to the US a great success

A large crowd gathered in Plaça Universitat square in the centre of Barcelona, where Catalan civil society organisations and political parties rejected Julian Assange’s extradition and defended the right to …

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