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Declaración del PCE y el PSUC viu ante los graves hechos ocurridos en Cataluña

October 4, 2017 By Special to People’s World

Consideramos que es el momento de que las fuerzas políticas y sociales de todo el Estado nos movilicemos en la calle en defensa de la democracia que el Gobierno del PP (El Partido Popular) está machacando...

Spain: Catalan crisis spotlights Europe’s anti-democratic slide

October 4, 2017 By Kevin Ovenden

Rajoy’s repression has transformed a contested question of regional secession into a deeper clash between authoritarianism and democracy.

Spain launches police crackdown to stop Catalan independence referendum

September 22, 2017 By Morning Star

Police seized 10 million ballot papers and arrested at least 12 people, mostly Catalan government officials, suspected of coordinating the referendum.

Spain: Breaking up is hard to do

August 28, 2017 By Conn Hallinan

The upcoming vote for Catalan independence has all of Europe watching events in Spain. The October poll is seen as a referendum on the EU's austerity policies.