Showing posts with label Catalonia Independence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catalonia Independence. Show all posts

Friday, 11 September 2015

Catalonia powers towards independence with 1.4 million man march. DESPITE, Spanish Government shot no one unlike Nigeria killing Biafrans for evangelising

Catalonia powers towards independence with 1.4 million man march. Guess what Spanish Government shot no one unlike Nigeria killing Biafrans for evangelising
Spanish Police has estimated that about 1.4 million Catalans  filled the streets of Barcelona, calling for secession from Spain, as the region prepares to go to the polls in what local politicians say will serve as a proxy vote for independence.

This is a contrast with their Biafran counterparts who the Nigerian security forces deny their rights to express their wish for freedom. In Biafran Nigerian government is killing people evangelising on the streets and abducting people perceived to be championing the cause of Biafran independence.

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Catalonia pushes for independence from Spain with calls for early elections

Catalonia pushes for independence from Spain with calls for early elections 
The leader of Catalonia has signed a decree calling for early parliamentary elections on September 27 which will serve as a proxy vote for the northeastern region’s potential secession in a fresh attempt at gaining independence from the rest of Spain.


Monday, 10 November 2014

Catalonia symbolic independence referendum: Spain did not send police or army to disrupt

Yesterday, the catalan people defiled the spanish state and its judiacial system in their quest to gain independence from the Spanish federation. Although the referendum was not recognised by the Spanish government in Madrid, it was symbolic in so many ways. As at the time of report, more than 80% of the over 2million people who participated in the referendum voted for an independent Catalonia. Another important point to note was that Spain did not send its military or police to disrupt the event, despite the fact that the spanish constitutional court had ruled for the suspension of the referendum.

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Catalonia pushes on with Independence vote on Sunday Defying Spanish justice system

Catalonia pushes on with Independence vote on Sunday Defying Spanish justice system
Catalonia's leader vowed Wednesday that a symbolic independence vote banned by the Spanish government will go ahead on November 9, setting up a constitutional conflict unprecedented in post-Franco Spain.

Defying the latest in a string of legal challenges by Madrid, regional president Artur Mas promised to defend Catalans' "right to decide", despite an order from Spain's Constitutional Court a day earlier to suspend the planned vote.

Thursday, 2 October 2014

CATALONIA DEFIES SPAIN BY CALLING SECESSION VOTE

CATALONIA DEFIES SPAIN BY CALLING SECESSION VOTE
The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia on Saturday formally called an independence referendum, the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to the Spanish state in recent years. Pro-independence sentiment in the economically strong region, where the Catalan language is spoken side-by-side with Spanish, has surged in recent years, fueled by

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Catalonia Independence vote "Practically Impossible" to stop - Catalonia President

Artur Mas, Catalonia President says Catalonia Independence vote "Practically Impossible" to stop- 
As the Catalans prepare for the  Diada, the Catalonia annual national day,  Artur Mas, Catalonia's president warned Wednesday it was "practically impossible" to stop the region voting on secession from Spain and looked to Scotland to smooth the way with its own independence referendum.
Artur Mas, who has defied Madrid by calling a vote on independence for the rich northeastern region on November 9, predicted Scotland would stay in the European Union even if it chooses independence and drew hope from that for his own cause.