Tag: Spain: Catalan referendum

NOVANEWS Spanish government’s crackdown on Catalan referendum: Socialism, self-determination and class unity By Party for Socialism and Liberation The Party for Socialism and Liberation stands in solidarity with the victims of the massive violence carried out by the police forces of the Spanish state against residents of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia who were attempting to exercise their right to vote in a referendum on independence. This wave of repression left over 800 people injured. Nevertheless, 42 percent of the Catalan electorate — nearly 2.3 million people — managed to vote, and over 90 percent of those participating voted “Yes.” While there is no consensus among the people of Catalonia on the issue of independence itself, the extreme and brutal response of the cen...