Adam
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As Catalans go to the polls to vote in an independence referendum, the fears of many independence activists have been confirmed as Spanish police unleash violence on voters.
Spanish police have been videoed firing rubber bullets and unarmed civilians and a further video emerged of a Spanish police officer in a riot uniform slamming a young women to the ground.
Jordi Graupera on Twitter: “La poli surt disparant pic.twitter.com/4RyFWkaq3X / Twitter”
La poli surt disparant pic.twitter.com/4RyFWkaq3X
Jordi Graupera on Twitter: “Els polis han de fugir disparant per obrir-se cami. Disparen al cos. Gent ferida. pic.twitter.com/Vts4EAE4wN / Twitter”
Els polis han de fugir disparant per obrir-se cami. Disparen al cos. Gent ferida. pic.twitter.com/Vts4EAE4wN
Sergi Roca Puntí on Twitter: “Braços trencats i cops de tot tipus de la policia a l’Escola Verd de Girona. La mostra, aqt vídeo que em passen. #1oCatRàdio pic.twitter.com/R0iT9MclXV / Twitter”
Braços trencats i cops de tot tipus de la policia a l’Escola Verd de Girona. La mostra, aqt vídeo que em passen. #1oCatRàdio pic.twitter.com/R0iT9MclXV
RT on Twitter: “LATEST: 38 injured as result of police action vs activists at #CatalanReferendum – emergency https://t.co/69fplSacc4 pic.twitter.com/Yjp7dodC3K / Twitter”
LATEST: 38 injured as result of police action vs activists at #CatalanReferendum – emergency https://t.co/69fplSacc4 pic.twitter.com/Yjp7dodC3K
The leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont has stated,
“The unjustified, disproportionate and irresponsible violence of the Spanish state today has not only failed to stop Catalans’ desire to vote … but has helped to clarify all the doubts we had to resolve today”.
Catalan Government on Twitter: “Catalonia’s emergency services have treated 38 people who have been injured as a result of the repression by Spanish police / Twitter”
Catalonia’s emergency services have treated 38 people who have been injured as a result of the repression by Spanish police
Catalan Government on Twitter: “Minister @raulromeva: “We urge Europe’s institutions to condemn the violence that European citizens are suffering” / Twitter”
Minister @raulromeva: “We urge Europe’s institutions to condemn the violence that European citizens are suffering”
The Catalan government has directly blamed Spanish leader Mariano Rajoy for being responsible for the acts of police brutality.
Catalan Government on Twitter: “Spokesman @jorditurull: “The police interference responds to the ‘Go get them’ attitude. The person responsible is @marianorajoy” / Twitter”
Spokesman @jorditurull: “The police interference responds to the ‘Go get them’ attitude. The person responsible is @marianorajoy”
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Catalan Government on Twitter: “Minister @raulromeva: “We urge Europe’s institutions to condemn the violence that European citizens are suffering” / Twitter”
Minister @raulromeva: “We urge Europe’s institutions to condemn the violence that European citizens are suffering”
Catalan Government on Twitter: “Spokesman @jorditurull: “337 people have been injured by the Spanish state police violence. We ask them to file a complaint with @mossos” / Twitter”
Spokesman @jorditurull: “337 people have been injured by the Spanish state police violence. We ask them to file a complaint with @mossos”
Wikileaks founder and anti-war activist Julian Assange has condemned the violence. He previously stated that the Spanish regime’s attempts to shut down websites and social media accounts from Catalonia amounted to a cyber-war.
Defend Assange Campaign on Twitter: “Is it the Spanish government’s strategy to produce images of violent attacks on voters to help suppress the vote? It sure looks like it. / Twitter”
Is it the Spanish government’s strategy to produce images of violent attacks on voters to help suppress the vote? It sure looks like it.
Defend Assange Campaign on Twitter: “Today in Catalonia we see that even voting is speech. To stop the vote, the Spanish state is aggressively trying to censor votes from being communicated. Free expression is the fundamental enabling right. From it all other rights emerge. Respect it. Defend it. / Twitter”
Today in Catalonia we see that even voting is speech. To stop the vote, the Spanish state is aggressively trying to censor votes from being communicated. Free expression is the fundamental enabling right. From it all other rights emerge. Respect it. Defend it.
Defend Assange Campaign on Twitter: “It is hard to imagine Rajoy surviving the images of his heavy handed tactics in Barcelona today–short of moving Spain into populist authoritarianism. / Twitter”
It is hard to imagine Rajoy surviving the images of his heavy handed tactics in Barcelona today–short of moving Spain into populist authoritarianism.
As further images of Spanish brutality against Catalans emerge, it is not difficult to see why the Rajoy regime may indeed fall as a result of the protests. Objectively, people will not be convinced to remain part of Spain, if Spanish authorities savage their bodies in the streets for expressing a different democratic opinion.
Defend Assange Campaign on Twitter: “This is the real Spanish state–and why Catalonia wants to leave it. pic.twitter.com/ppCpS3uSxQ / Twitter”
This is the real Spanish state–and why Catalonia wants to leave it. pic.twitter.com/ppCpS3uSxQ
ManelRG on Twitter: “pic.twitter.com/YrmP1Va8ml / Twitter”
pic.twitter.com/YrmP1Va8ml
The vote continues through the day, in spite of the violent attempts by Spain to stop the election from peacefully proceeding.
Raül Romeva i Rueda on Twitter: “The Spanish govt has shown us their arguments: repression & violence. We will continue to show ours: ballot boxes, votes, democracy & peace. pic.twitter.com/upxb4p87q8 / Twitter”
The Spanish govt has shown us their arguments: repression & violence. We will continue to show ours: ballot boxes, votes, democracy & peace. pic.twitter.com/upxb4p87q8
ManelRG on Twitter: “pic.twitter.com/cPjW2mv26I / Twitter”
pic.twitter.com/cPjW2mv26I
Further video emerged of Spanish police destroy a polling station as Catalans tried to vote.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
