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Catalonia election: Abstentions expected as region goes to polls despite pandemic
February 14th, 2021 
Awake Goy Catalonia goes to the polls on Sunday for an election that Madrid hopes will unseat the region’s ruling separatists. More than three years ago they failed to break away from Spain by holding an illegal referendum. This vote could see a high level of abstentions as the country battles a third wave of the pandemic. […]
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No Comments »Catalonia votes as coronavirus concerns look set to dampen independence push
February 13th, 2021 Awake Goy V oters in Spain’s politically volatile Catalonia go to the polls on Sunday in the first regional election since 2017 when a failed independence bid threatened to tear the country apart. Three years after an unconstitutional referendum and the unilateral declaration of independence that led to long jail terms for nine Catalan political leaders, separatists […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: catalonia, concerns, coronavirus, dampen, independence, votes No Comments »Catalonia prepares to head to the polls for Sunday’s regional elections
February 12th, 2021 Awake Goy Catalonia is preparing ballot boxes, votes and anti-COVID 19 measures ahead of a controversial election that comes in the midst of a third coronavirus wave across Spain. These are the fifth elections in a decade which until now have been marked by pro-independence mobilisations. But the back-drop of the elections is quite different this time. […]
Effigy of Spanish king Felipe VI set alight as tensions rise on Catalonia’s National Day
September 12th, 2020 Awake Goy Independence supporters in Catalonia set fire to an effigy of King Felipe VI on its National Day as tensions over secession from Spain continued to simmer in the region. Separatists have gathered on September 11 by the hundreds of thousands and packed downtown Barcelona for several years, but this year the Catalan government’s health authorities […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: alight, catalonia, effigy, felipe, national, spanish, tensions No Comments »Going Underground – UN Independent Expert says Brussels is to lose its credibility over Catalonia
March 31st, 2018 Awake Goy Going Underground – UN Independent Expert says Brussels is to lose its credibility over Catalonia Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com We ask UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, Professor Alfred M. de Zayas about the detention of Carles Puigdemont and whether its a sign of the end of […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: brussels, catalonia, credibility, expert, going, independent, underground No Comments »Ecuador cut Assange’s internet over Catalonia crackdown tweet – source close to WikiLeaks
March 29th, 2018 Awake Goy The WikiLeaks founder, who is stranded in Ecuador’s diplomatic mission in London, found himself in a total communication blackout on Wednesday. The ire of the Ecuadorian government, which chose to leave its embassy staff without mobile connection rather than allow Assange to stay online, was triggered by the fugitive activists’ remarks on Catalan politics, a […]
Posted in World News Tags: Assange, catalonia, crackdown, ecuador, internet, source, tweet No Comments »Catalonia Defies Madrid – Goes to Polls to Vote for Independence
December 22nd, 2017 Awake Goy Despite various efforts by the Spanish central government in Madrid, Polls opened in the province of Catalonia. Prior to the opening of the polls today, fears were palpable that the vote could lead to confrontations between demonstrators and an estimated 5 million – with some 17,000 police deployed to “maintain public order.” Madrid opposed election […]
Posted in Jewish New World Order, Jewish News, World News, World Politics Tags: catalonia, defies, independence, madrid, polls No Comments »Separatists & unionists face off in election that could decide Catalonia’s future
December 21st, 2017 Awake Goy Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called the election in October after the Catalonian government in Barcelona declared its independence following an illegal referendum. Spain responded by suspending the region’s autonomy and firing its government. The vote will be divided along the region’s separatist and unionist party lines. The pro-independence parties are the Together for […]
Posted in World News Tags: catalonia, could, decide, election, future, separatists, unionists No Comments »We discussed EU and Europol, not Puigdemont and Catalonia, claimed Charles Michel
November 18th, 2017 Awake Goy nsnbc : Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy met on the sidelines of the EU Social Summit in Gothenburg, […]
Posted in World News Tags: catalonia, charles, claimed, discussed, europol, michel, puigdemont No Comments »Catalonia Sees Second General Strike In A Month
November 10th, 2017 Awake Goy Catalonia sees its second general strike in just over a month on Wednesday, November 8, after the Spanish Superior Court in Catalonia ruled on Tuesday that the stoppage could go ahead. It is the second such protest in little more than a month, after the successful general strike on October 3 to protest Spanish police […]
Where Catalonia’s Secession Movement Goes Now
November 9th, 2017 Awake Goy Above Photo: Thousands chanted slogans outside of Spain’s police headquarters to protest the violence that marred the referendum vote on October 3, 2017 in Barcelona. (Flickr/Sasha Popovic) As tension increases in Catalonia, there have been calls for widespread civil disobedience against the Spanish government. Even the recent referendum itself, along with its 2014 precursor, have been described as acts […]
Referendum Blues Redux: Kurdistan, Catalonia and Israel
November 8th, 2017 Awake Goy BFFs: Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani making plans with Israeli leader Bibi Netanyahu. Dr Can Erimtan21st Century Wire Identity Politics and the Spectre of Micro-Nations The recent referenda that have taken place in Spain (1 October 2017) and Iraq (25 September 2017) have managed to upset the status quo considerably. The first referendum did […]
Posted in Jewish New World Order, Jewish News, World News, World Politics Tags: blues, catalonia, israel, kurdistan, redux, Referendum No Comments »Catalonia’s deposed President Carles Puigdemont and four Ministers released from bail in Belgium
November 6th, 2017 Awake Goy nsnbc : Deposed Catalan President Carles Puigdmont and four of his also deposed ministers were released with conditions in Belgium on November 5 after […]
Posted in World News Tags: carles, catalonia, deposed, ministers, president, puigdemont, released No Comments »CATALONIA – 4 Jewish things you need to know about Catalonia
November 2nd, 2017 Awake Goy Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 5,802 other followers Source Article from https://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2017/11/01/catalonia-4-jewish-things-you-need-to-know-about-catalonia/ Views: 0
Catalonia’s leaders should be jailed pending probe – Spain’s state prosecutor
November 2nd, 2017 Awake Goy The prosecutor’s office requested the jailing of Catalonian Vice-President Oriol Junqueras and seven other officials charged with rebellion, sedition and embezzlement of public funds, while the probe is ongoing, La Vanguardia reports. The prosecutor requested, however, that counselor Santi Vila, who resigned from government before Catalonia declared independence, be released on bail of €50,000. On […]
Catalonia’s Puigdemont vows to respect December 21 election in Brussels speech
October 31st, 2017 Awake Goy Speaking in Brussels on Tuesday, Puigdemont reiterated his support for democracy and peaceful resistance to Madrid’s pressure on Catalonia. He said he arrived in the Belgian capital to put the issue of Catalan independence “in the heart” of the European Union. Puigdemont said he and his government, which has been sacked by the central government […]
Posted in World News Tags: brussels, catalonia, december, election, puigdemont, respect, speech No Comments »Spain’s constitutional court cancels Catalonia declaration of independence
October 31st, 2017 Awake Goy READ MORE: Catalonia’s Puigdemont vows to respect December 21 election in Brussels speech The news came as Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was giving a speech in Brussels, his first since Madrid filed charges against him and he fled to Belgium. Earlier the Spanish attorney general filed a lawsuit against the secessionist leaders over their push […]
Posted in World News Tags: cancels, catalonia, constitutional, court, declaration, independence, Spain No Comments »Catalonia independence ruled out, but more autonomy possible – Spanish FM
October 30th, 2017 Awake Goy “I rule out full independence but not necessarily more autonomy, even if they are now already one of the regions with the highest powers and competencies not only in Spain, but in the world at large,” Alfonso Dastis told the Associated Press (AP).He emphasized that the snap elections scheduled for December 21 “will be held […]
Posted in World News Tags: autonomy, catalonia, independence, possible, ruled, spanish No Comments »MADRID SEIZES CONTROL OF CATALONIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
October 28th, 2017 Awake Goy MADRID SEIZES CONTROL OF CATALONIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION October 27th, 2017 Via: AFP: Spain was plunged into crisis Friday as Madrid seized power from independence-seeking Catalonia, the first curtailment of regional autonomy since the brutal dictatorship of Francisco Franco. After regional lawmakers voted to […]
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