Catalonia independence news
Get the news and reports from Catalonia, Spain. Catalonia has been seeking independence from Spain for several decades. Get the history and cultural news on Catalonia, as well as important information about the background of the conflict between Catalonia and the central government of Spain in Madrid. On October 27, 2017, 90 percent of Catalans who voted in a referendum chose independence. The Spanish government fails to recognize the ballot’s legality. Visit RT.com to read the news on the referendum and the events followed the vote.
- French riot police join Catalan cops harshly DRAGGING independence protesters blocking border crossing (VIDEO)Catalan independence protesters who blocked a border crossing with France were routed – in some cases physically dragged away – by French riot police working with Catalan police, just a day into a planned three-day protest.Nov 12, 2019 16:52World News
- 'Catalan independence push & weakness of old parties propelled rightwing Vox to its best ever result in Spanish election'
The Spanish voters are so tired of the traditional parties being unable to solve the Catalan and migrant issues, that they gave their voices to Vox, despite its rightwing agenda and lack of any actual policy, the experts told RT.Nov 11, 2019 18:22World News - Today's protests indicate the scale of troubles in our paradise (by Slavoj Zizek)Anti-establishment protests are popping up all over the world, in countries with different political systems, and various levels of wealth. We may be entering an era of widespread civil unrest.Oct 28, 2019 09:52
- Anti-independence protesters march in BarcelonaLess than a day after tens of thousands of pro-independence protesters faced off with riot police on the streets of Barcelona, masses of demonstrators took to the streets voicing their opposition to autonomous Catalonia.Oct 27, 2019 14:14World News
- Fierce clashes in Barcelona as pro-independence demonstrators & police face off (VIDEOS)Chaotic scenes played out in downtown Barcelona after supporters of jailed Catalonia independence leaders set off towards the national police HQ, throwing projectiles at riot officers who responded with batons and foam bullets.Oct 26, 2019 23:08World News
- It’s ‘unthinkable & absurd’ to jail Catalan pro-independence leaders, former UN special rapporteur tells RTThe prosecution of Catalan pro-independence politicians by Spain violates European law and is simply “absurd,” a former high-ranking democracy and human rights expert at the UN has told RT.Oct 24, 2019 18:37World News
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