by Rhett | Sep 28, 2017 | News
The Catalan regional government has accused the Spanish authorities of behaving like Turkey, China and North Korea by blocking websites designed to help people vote in Sunday’s independence referendum. Over the past week the Spanish government has stepped up its...
by Rhett | Sep 28, 2017 | News
ARENYS DE MUNT, Spain — As Spain’s government tries almost everything it can to stop an independence referendum Sunday in the restive northeastern region of Catalonia, the standoff is escalating into a constitutional crisis emblematic of the larger forces tearing at...
by Rhett | Sep 28, 2017 | News
BARCELONA (AFP) – Catalan police warned Wednesday that public disorder may erupt as Spain orders the authorities to seal polling stations and stop the region holding a referendum on independence. The Catalan government has vowed to press ahead with...
by Rhett | Sep 27, 2017 | News
The Catalan Police (Mossos) have been ordered by the Public Prosecutor’s Office to close and occupy all premises that will or might be used as polling stations in the region to prevent them from being used for Sunday’s independence referendum vote,...
by Rhett | Sep 27, 2017 | News
Catalan independence vote Government says local force will assume control of polling booths as additional officers are drafted in from Andalucía Guardia Civil officers are cheered by locals as they head to Catalonia from other parts of Spain. Photograph: A Carrasco...
