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1/13 On the morning of 23rd of September 2019, 9 people were arrested by the Spanish paramilitary Guardia Civil police, accused by the Spanish National High Court of intending to prepare violent action.
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2/13 They were accused of terrorism, rebellion and possession of explosives without any conclusive evidence at all.
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3/13 Seven of the nine detainees arrested were taken to the National High Court in Madrid, where some of them were in pre-trial imprisonment up to 4 months in isolation regime.
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4/13 This occurred in the context of repression prior to the passing of the Supreme Court sentence on the Catalan civic and political leaders in prison.

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5/13 These arrests were not the first ones. In April 2018, activists @TamaraVila83+@EtVolemACasa homes were raided by police in the morning. Adrià could flee the country and exile in 🇧🇪, but Tamara was apprehended.
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6/13 She faced the same charges: rebellion and terrorism. A year later, the charges have been dropped.

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7/13 The demonstration right is generally at stake as many other arrests connected to protests, like the nine of Lledoners, show.

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8/13 So is freedom of speech as shown by the case of the rapper Valtònyc, condemned to 3.5 years jail on charges of terrorism because of the lyrics of his songs. He is also in exile in Belgium.
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9/13 🇪🇸 misuses the accusation of terrorism to fight political dissidence,+applies strict anti-terrorist law to repress the exercise of freedom of expression, assembly and political affiliation.

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10/13 Spain intends to impose a false image of violence and unrest in Catalonia, as well as to intimidate the pro-independence movement.


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11/13 We denounce this situation of repression and growing persecution since the 20 September 2017. The number of prosecuted people is around 2,850 to this date.


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12/13 The Catalan National Assembly demands that the government of the Generalitat and the Parliament of Catalonia work together with civil society toward the only political solution against repression:
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13/13 The full exercise of the right to self-determination with all its consequences.



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Bonus track, excellent article of @milfordedge's blog on the #OperacionJudas
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