The Belgian justice system has once again refused to extradite the former Catalan Minister of Culture, Lluís Puig, in connection with the October 2017 referendum. The judge considered that the Supreme Court was not competent to send the euro warrant.. ara.cat/en/Belgium-ref…

In 1981 Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero, a member of Spain’s civil guard paramilitary police force, led a failed coup d'etat in the Spanish parliament. Indeed, he wore a silly hat too. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Catalan pro-independence parties took more than 50 per cent of the vote for the first time, winning 74 of the 135 seats in the regional parliament, an increase of four seats from the 2017 election. newstatesman.com/world/europe/2…

The poll, however, is a devastating blow to hard-line Spanish nationalism. Spain’s two centre-right parties, the Partido Popular and Ciudadanos, plunged from 40 seats (of 135) to nine. irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

The speaker of the Catalan parliament is facing a criminal lawsuit for allowing a debate of self-determination and against the Spanish monarchy in 2019. Prosecuted for a debate. Spain 2021. Democracy? catalannews.com/politics/item/…

Three Catalan MEPs are facing the waiver of their parliamentary immunity, as Spain is repressing them for defending the democratic right to self-determination If you care about human rights, copy, paste, tweet this message & #DefendCataloniaSaveEU int.assemblea.cat/defendcataloni…

Derry welcomes President of Junts per Catalunya Carles Puigdemont addressing the Council’s Governance & Strategic Planning Committee today giving an overview on the Catalan conflict. #Catalonia

Councillors at GSP today agreed to reaffirm Council’s corporate position regarding Catalonia & to write to the EU, the UK and Irish Govts & the United Nations to end their silence & complicity with the Spanish Govt’s violence repression and denial of democratic rights.

To the Spanish authorities, Mr. Cuixart is a dangerous criminal [..] Yet to his supporters, and in the eyes of many foreign countries, he is a political prisoner sitting in the heart of Europe. nytimes.com/2021/05/04/wor…

Saturday 11th of September join us for "La Diada" in Dublin. We will be in Merrion square from 1pm. Hope to see you there!

✅ Minoritized languages are also global languages. Circle of talks with Vicent Partal 🗓 9th March #Belfast Queen's University 4.30pm 🗓 10th March #Cork UCC Ireland 6pm 🗓 11th March #Dublin Club na Múinteoirí 7pm #Catalan #Gaelic #Language #Languages

Avuí plorem la pèrdua del nostre company i amic, Ferran Miquel Benaiges. T'estimem molt Ferran. Sempre al cor. marfanta.com/2023/01/18/mor…