3 years ago today, Spanish military police Guardia Civil searched a post office in Terrassa, confiscating census card letters for the Catalan Independence referendum.
The assault ended with police violence against the protesting neighbours.
3 years ago today, Spanish police desperately trying to stop the Independence Referendum, raided 41 locations incl gov offices and printing companies, arrested 14 officials, tried to assault CUP’s HQs and shut >140 websites, triggering protests across Catalonia. #NiUnPasEnrere
3 years ago today, we rallied in London in defence of the Catalan Independence referendum in Senate House, where Josep Borrell -current EU FP chief- was holding a talk justifying Spanish police repression against Catalonia.
3 years ago today, the Catalan student movement occupies historic building of Barcelona University, making it a central agitation point for the defence of the Catalan Independence Referendum and distributing millions of ballots.
3 years ago today, Spanish military police antiriot units take off from all over spain, amongst a warlike and fascist farewell, to repress the Catalan Independence referendum.
3y ago today, Rajoy misses EU Tallinn summit as Spain “looses the plot in trying to stop the Catalan referendum”.
Trump: “Rajoy says there won’t be a vote but I think people will be opposed to that”.
US State Dpt: “We’ll work w the govt or entity that comes out of the vote”.
3 years ago today, Catalan firefighters @ANC_Bombers display a massive pro-referendum banner, students start a strike to defend the referendum, and Catalan gov ensures schools will be opened as poll stations for the Catalan Independence referendum.
3y ago today, Catalonia made history, with millions voting for Independence and defending >2k poll stations across the country against the fascist attack of the Spanish police.
Spaish police violently tried to assault dozens of poll stations to avoid the democratic mandate on independence and injured more than 1000 voters, triggering worldwide condemnations, among others from @jeremycorbyn@NicolaSturgeon@JLMelenchon@CharlesMichel
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.@CastellaToni afirma cal que recuperar la unitat estratègica de l'1-O.
-"Vam fer el referèndum i ara cal complir-ne al mandat."
-"La via realista és aixecar la suspensió de la DUI del 27-S."
-"L'Estat espanyol no té cap incentiu a negociar res. Cal la insubmissió col·lectiva."
.@jordisolef, qui ha estat recentment elegit president del @EFAparty del @Europarl_CAT:
- "Hi ha una diversitat en l'independentisme que no només és legítima, sinó que a més és enriquidora"
- "A l'Estat espanyol li és igual si som el 50 o el 51%, però per nosaltres és necessari"
@epaluzie “S’estan veient les conseqüències que té la manca de poder polític per prendre decisions i per ajudar a resoldre una crisi d’aquesta magnitud”.
“I don’t understand why he died. I don’t get that a person like my father who’s been working since he was 15, paying taxes, has now died because there are no ventilators”.