Is Julian Assange our Alexei Navalny?

Indignation at persecutions and abuses such as those suffered by Navalny or Assange can never be partial, it cannot depend only on who is affected and the political consideration we have for them.

Jana Toom, the Euro MP hostile to immersion, in the eye of the storm for defending Russian interests

Jüri Ratas, the former Prime Minister of Estonia, from the same party, has left the organization due to Toom's ties with pro-Kremlin activists.

Spanish police infiltration of pro-independence and social movements in Girona uncovered

Maria I. T. had a romantic relationship with Òscar C., a well-known pro-independence activist from Girona

Exposure of a Spanish police officer's infiltration of social movements in Barcelona

D. H. P. infiltrated homes, social centers, and Athenaeums for three years, of which he even had the keys.

Interview with Òscar Campos, the former partner of the last undercover agent of the Spanish police who was infiltrated in the pro-independence and social movements

The European Parliament official who works for the PP and is up in arms against Spain's amnesty law

The head of unit of the European Parliament's Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments also serves as president of the PP in Belgium and has protested alongside Dolors Montserrat against Spain's amnesty law

Junts-PSOE: More of a Peace Agreement Than an Investiture Deal, but Full of Risks and Ambiguities

It is not a legislative agreement; it is not a pact typical of any European democracy, but it has the structure, the technique and the narrative of a peace agreement, signalling only the beginning of talking.

Spanish judge may have seriously violated European law to try to impute an accidental death to Tsunami Democratic protest

Judge Manuel García-Castellón has instrumentalized the death of a French tourist to try to strengthen the terrorism charges against those accused by Tsunami Democràtic, in case of a possible amnesty law.

What if PP and Vox govern together in Madrid? This is the dark program they could implement.

An agreement between the Spanish right and the far-right could mean goodbye to Catalan language immersion in the schools, the revival of sedition, the penalization of referendums, and a harsher persecution of the independence movement in Catalonia.

Henry Kissinger: the elegant criminal turns one hundred years old

Today, Henry Kissinger turns one hundred years old, pursued by judges around the world and by the immorality of his actions while he was the most powerful man in the world.

The UN rules against Spain for violating the political rights of Carles Puigdemont

The Committee on Human Rights condemns the suspension of Carles Puigdemont as MP and argues it contravenes "the essence of democratic goverance"  

Timothy W. Waters: "Whether or not there's a right to decide on independence, the answer shouldn't be state coercion"

Interview with "Boxing Pandora" author and director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at Indiana University

Brahim Gali: "Pedro Sanchez's is the third betrayal to the people of Western Sahara"

Interview with the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, who is very critical of Pedro Sánchez's change of attitude towards Morocco and wonders what kind of blackmail could be behind it

Bruce Springsteen and Catalonia, a shared love

The Boss performs today and Sunday at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium accompanied by the legendary E Street Band.

Shikma Bressler: "The Israeli government wants to carry out a coup d'état"

Interview with the physicist and one of the driving forces behind the protests against Netanyahu's government

Edna Adan Ismail: "In Somaliland, we are used to being left alone."

Interview with the president of the UNPO and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland, highly critical of Western support for Somalia, at the expense of her country.

Aamer Anwar: "Clara Ponsatí is probably the bravest woman I've ever met"

Interview with the Scottish lawyer about Clara Ponsatí and the situation of the Catalan independence movement, which he knows closely.

[VIDEO] Catalan police officers arrest MEP Clara Ponsatí after coming back from exile

It is expected that Ponsatí will be taken before the judge in Barcelona, who will act as liaison of the Spanish Supreme Court

Via Laietana, 43: the belly of the beast

The book "Torturades", by Gemma Pasqual, a story about twenty-two women tortured at the Via Laietana police station in Barcelona between 1941 and 2019, portrays how the transition from dictatorship to democracy is irrelevant for this Spain from which we must run away

Josep Borrell's hometown removes his name from promenade

The city has replaced the name of the EU High Representative with the date of the Catalan referendum on self-determination. The referendum was violently suppressed by the Spanish authorities.

The poet, narrator, and translator Josep Piera, 55th Catalan Letters Award for his lifetime achievements in literature.

Activist for the language with a long literary career, has made La Safor one of the main subjects of his work.

Polska przetrzymuje baskijskiego dziennikarza Pablo Gonzaleza w zamknięciu, bez możliwości odwiedzenia go przez rodzinę.

Minie rok od momentu, gdy baskijski dziennikarz został aresztowany i uwięziony w Polsce, oskarżony o bycie rosyjskim szpiegiem.

Catalan among the most influential language in the world according to the French Ministry of Culture.

The Barometer incorporates a number of indicators that allow the importance of a language to be assessed holistically, beyond the linguistic sphere.

New Bank of Spain board member resigns after accusation of supporting Catalan professor and exiled minister Clara Ponsatí

Antonio Cabrales was appointed with the support of the PP. He resigned six hours later after a media campaign by Spanish nationalists.

Llarena’s Boomerang: The Constitutional Turn of the CJEU's Decision

This is a first step –now national courts must make use of the space provided by Luxembourg. But it is an important step, and certainly not the one Pablo Llarena had hoped for