‘Hate speech does not exist without history,’ activist Carolin Emcke says in Barcelona
Queer philosopher discusses fight for freedom and rights at Biennial of Thought festival
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Spanish Supreme Court confirms acquittal of pro-independence activist Tamara Carrasco
She was detained under terrorism charges in 2018 and barred from leaving her hometown for over a year before trial
Barcelona court upholds acquittal of Catalan activist and rejects prosecutors’ appeal
Tamara Carrasco was detained under terrorism charges in 2018 and was bared from leaving her hometown for over a year
Activist Cuixart's lawyer cites international law to defend 'peaceful resistance'
Marina Roig appeals to the right to freedom of assembly to refute rebellion charges for leading demonstrations
‘They grabbed me by the testicles and threw me to the ground’ - Catalan Trial day 40
Referendum voters speak of their experiences in the Catalan Trial
‘A jail without bars’ – one year on, activist remains confined to Catalan town
Tamara Carrasco can’t leave Viladecans despite dismissal of initial charges of terrorism and rebellion from pro-independence protests
Pro-independence activist accused of terrorism is in Brussels
Adrià Carrasco to hold press conference on Thursday with same legal team as exiled political leaders
Anti-Franco activist Jordi Carbonell dies aged 92
He was the president of the left-wing pro-independence party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) between 1996 and 2004 and a renowned Catalan philologist. Carbonell was responsible for the first four volumes of the Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (the ‘Big Catalan Encyclopaedia’), that he compiled between 1965 and 1971. During the Franco dictatorship he was incarcerated twice because of his anti-fascist and pro-Catalan language activism. One of the more famous sentences of the pro-independence movement is his: “Que la prudència no ens faci traïdors”, (“Don’t let caution turn us into traitors”, in English). He pronounced it on the 11th of September 1976, during the first Catalan National Day demonstration after the death of the dictator.
Pro-refugee activist wins 2015 Catalan of the Year Award
The Catalan of the Year Award for 2015 has been given to Òscar Camps, activist and director of the NGO Pro-Activa Open Arms. Pro-Activa Open Arms has been fighting since 2014 to save refugees´ lives in the Aegean Sea and on the island of Lesbos. The other two finalists were prominent journalist Josep Maria Espinàs and Pau Dones, a well-known singer who recently won his battle with colon cancer. The award is organised by the newspaper ‘El Periodico’, and it is decided upon through votes submitted by readers of the newspaper. Also awarded was the group ‘Stop Mare Mortum’ (SMM), for Best Solidarity Initiative, and the Simon Holding Industrial Group, for Best Business Initiative.