Tag Archives: Spain
Spain: Journalists Fined After Revealing Corruption in Catalonia
This article is a follow-up to ‘Spain: Two Journalists on Trial for Revealing Corruption in Catalonia‘. Marta Sibina and Albano Dante, editors of the Girona magazine Cafè amb Llet were fined 10,000 euro on Tuesday October 23, 2012, as compensation to Josep Maria Via, president of Barcelona MAR Health Park Consortium and healthcare advisor to Catalan President Artur Mas. The presiding judge, […]
Greeting Real Madrid With Catalan Separatist Flags
Translated into English by Daniel Bogre Udell. Posted on Global Voices on October 2, 2012. Image from the official Facebook event: “The classic of freedom. The world is listening.” On October 7, 2012 the rival Spanish soccer teams Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will meet at Camp Nou (the latter’s stadium) for the latest match […]
Storming the Streets (and Web) on Catalonia’s National Day
Translated into English by Daniel Bogre Udell. Posted on Global Voices on September 11, 2012. Catalonia’s National Day, the Diada Nacional is held every September 11 to remember the defeat of Catalan troops in 1714, during the War of the Spanish Succession, which imposed a rigid centralism in Spain and marked the end of Catalan political autonomy. This […]
Communication Matters 