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
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.
Amnesty International
Melilla: Never again
The death toll continues to rise. At least 23 people died last Friday trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Some organisations working on the ground have …
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 …
The Guardian
Spain’s spy chief sacked after Pegasus spyware revelations
The Spanish government has reportedly sacked the country’s spy chief Paz Esteban following revelations that the intelligence service hacked the phones of leading members of the Catalan independence movement, and …
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, …
Amnesty International
Spain: EU must act to end spyware abuse after prominent Catalans targeted with Pegasus
European Union institutions are failing to end the rampant human rights violations committed with spyware, Amnesty International said today, after the organization independently confirmed new attacks using Pegasus spyware against …
The New Yorker
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
The parliament of Catalonia, the autonomous region in Spain, sits on the edge of Barcelona’s Old City, in the remains of a fortified citadel constructed by King Philip V to …
The Guardian
Spain’s former king can face trial in UK over harassment claims, court rules
The high court in London has ruled that the former Spanish king Juan Carlos does not have sovereign immunity in the case brought against him by an ex-lover who has accused the …