Thursday, October 05, 2017

Deafening silence: EU must condemn Spain's Catalonia crackdown...

Over the last few days, tens of thousands of Catalans have mobilized en-masse to take part in a referendum on the future of Catalonia.

Whatever your opinion on the question of Catalonian independence, there can be no doubt the response from the Spanish government has been heavy-handed and excessive.

The Spanish government claimed the referendum, which looks likely to return a resounding 'yes' vote and may well have done so by the time you read these words, is illegal.

Indeed, the government has claimed the referendum on independence violates the Spanish constitution. Now, even if one assumes that legality, is a sufficient means to measure right or wrong, illegality, or breaking the law, cannot in itself provide a justification for unprovoked physical violence.

And unprovoked violence is what was seen on the streets of Barcelona and beyond on Sunday. Full story...

Related posts:
  1. EU refuses to condemn poll 'brutality' by Spanish police...
  2. Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood'
  3. Bankrupt Spain to spend €1bn on riot gear...
  4. Spanish rallies turn violent as million people protest in 80 cities...
  5. Spanish police brutalize student demonstrators...
  6. Fierce clashes in Madrid as cops fire rubber bullets...

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