Catalan Defence Committee
International PoliticsRory Steelcatalonia, catalan crisis, Catalan Defence Committee, Catalan Independence, snp, european union, eu, human rights, rights

On Catalonia & the EU's Human Rights Failures

Over the past few weeks, Conter has sought to engage with Scottish socialists on the issue of Brexit in a variety of different pieces. Rory Steel, member of the SNP and the Catalan Defence Committee, says the EU's implicit support for Spain's violent measures in Catalonia exposes its hypocrisies on issues related to human rights and self-determination...

International PoliticsRory Steelcatalonia, catalan crisis, Catalan Defence Committee, Catalan Independence, snp, european union, eu, human rights, rights
On Catalonia & the EU's Human Rights Failures
International PoliticsJonathan RimmerCatalonia, Catalan Defence Committee, Catalan Independence, Solidarity, International, Internationalism, Reflections, Elections, Spain

Reflections on Catalan Elections

Catalonia is still embroiled in crisis, with many pro-independence politicians still jailed after being charged for sedition following the independence referendum on October 1. left wing activist Andy relays his impressions from Catalonia during the election, which saw a surge in support for centre-right parties on both sides of the constitutional divide…

International PoliticsJonathan RimmerCatalonia, Catalan Defence Committee, Catalan Independence, Solidarity, International, Internationalism, Reflections, Elections, Spain
International Politics, CampaignsJonathon ShafiCatalonia, Catalan Independence, CUP, Puidgemont, Spain, Political prisoners, Crisis, Jonathon Shafi, Catalan Defence Committee, European Left

Responding to the Catalan Crisis

Events in Catalonia are unraveling at a dramatic pace: Catalan ministers have now been placed into custody and leader Carles Puidgemont is in Belgium. Writing from Barcelona, Jonathon Shafi, co-founder of the Radical Independence Campaign and a signatory to the newly formed Catalan Defence Committee Scotland, argues there needs to be a Europe-wide response from the left...

International Politics, CampaignsJonathon ShafiCatalonia, Catalan Independence, CUP, Puidgemont, Spain, Political prisoners, Crisis, Jonathon Shafi, Catalan Defence Committee, European Left
Responding to the Catalan Crisis