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Just an observation: Wow, you can't make this stuff up!
Democracy In The EU - Will this return the Franco dictatorship?
There is a revolution going on this week in Spain. The people vs the government. The people want to vote peacefully, the government hired cruse ships, filled them with military police that intend to prevent voting.
Spain’s plan to send boatloads of military police to Catalonia to prevent its independence referendum have backfired with dockers in two ports staging a boycott and a third refusing access.
Yes, Spanish authorities wanted to house the Guardia Civil officers on four cruise ships – two in Barcelona, one in Tarragona and another in Palamos.
The Assembly of Stevedores of the Port of Barcelona announced that workers would not provide any services to boats carrying security forces, a decision it said was taken “in defense of civil rights”.
More than 40,000 people have gathered in Barcelona to protest over the arrests and the intervention of the Spanish government in organizing peaceful Catalan independence vote.
Many of the angry protesters have been waving Catalonia’s red and yellow flag while chanting “We will vote” and “Hello Democracy!”
Tensions have been further fuelled by reports that those detained are likely to face charges of sedition, which carries a lengthy prison sentence, harshest conditions, and seizure of property.
In an editorial, The Times, a historic British conservative daily, accuses prime minister Mariano Rajoy of “repression.”
Spain's Government Seizes “.CAT” Domain
Most sites with the .cat suffix belong to the Catalan-speaking community. Spain raided the offices.
Does ICANN Support the Government Sponsored Censorship?
In a letter to ICANN, the foundation said that the Spanish authorities had asked it to “block all .cat domain names that may contain any kind of information about the forthcoming independence referendum.”
“We are being requested to censor content and suppress freedom of speech,” the organization added.
Update in Denver Post Sept 24, 2017 - In images that shocked observers around the world, police confiscated election material, including 10 million ballot papers, and arrested 13 officials on a warrant from a Barcelona-based judge.
Wow! You can't make this stuff up!
Democracy In The EU - Will this return the Franco dictatorship?
There is a revolution going on this week in Spain. The people vs the government. The people want to vote peacefully, the government hired cruse ships, filled them with military police that intend to prevent voting.
Spain’s plan to send boatloads of military police to Catalonia to prevent its independence referendum have backfired with dockers in two ports staging a boycott and a third refusing access.
Yes, Spanish authorities wanted to house the Guardia Civil officers on four cruise ships – two in Barcelona, one in Tarragona and another in Palamos.
The Assembly of Stevedores of the Port of Barcelona announced that workers would not provide any services to boats carrying security forces, a decision it said was taken “in defense of civil rights”.
More than 40,000 people have gathered in Barcelona to protest over the arrests and the intervention of the Spanish government in organizing peaceful Catalan independence vote.
Many of the angry protesters have been waving Catalonia’s red and yellow flag while chanting “We will vote” and “Hello Democracy!”
Tensions have been further fuelled by reports that those detained are likely to face charges of sedition, which carries a lengthy prison sentence, harshest conditions, and seizure of property.
In an editorial, The Times, a historic British conservative daily, accuses prime minister Mariano Rajoy of “repression.”
Spain's Government Seizes “.CAT” Domain
Most sites with the .cat suffix belong to the Catalan-speaking community. Spain raided the offices.
Does ICANN Support the Government Sponsored Censorship?
In a letter to ICANN, the foundation said that the Spanish authorities had asked it to “block all .cat domain names that may contain any kind of information about the forthcoming independence referendum.”
“We are being requested to censor content and suppress freedom of speech,” the organization added.
Update in Denver Post Sept 24, 2017 - In images that shocked observers around the world, police confiscated election material, including 10 million ballot papers, and arrested 13 officials on a warrant from a Barcelona-based judge.
Wow! You can't make this stuff up!