Catalonia

Catalonia

• Spanish election: the left win but society polarises

  

  The Socialist Party has won the most seats in Spain's parliament but falls short of a majority amidst gainst made by the far right, writes Chris Bambery

• Catalonia kicks off - in images - street revolt meets police attacks

  

  Major revolt is underway after the Spanish state imprisoned a further 5 ex-ministers (total = 9) and issued European Arrest Warrants on 6 others in exile, inc. the ex-President

• Catalan Spring? Resistance fills the streets as ex-President arrested in Germany

  

  Marching on the motorways and confronting police violence, the mass movement has returned with a new defiance, reports Jack Hazeldine

• Not One Step Back: Catalonia rises in protest as 5 ex-ministers imprisoned

  

  Escalating repression by the Spanish state has sparked huge anger and an appetite for militant action, reports Mathew Barton from Tarragona

• What's happening in Catalonia is an assault on democracy

  

  As the wave of repression from the Spanish state continues, Catalonia needs our solidarity now more than ever, argues Chris Bambery

• Catalonia needs a grassroots mobilisation for the Republic

  

  In the new year, supporters of independence need to build a mass movement in Catalonia and solidarity across Europe

• Catalan independence forces win majority

  

  Pro-independence parties in Catalonia have won the majority of seats in yesterday's election. Jack Hazeldine explains what this means and what the movement should now be doing.

• “Building a Republic from the bottom up”: A view from the Catalan left - interview with Quim Arrufat

  

  Covering the independence struggle in Catalonia from the ground, Jack Hazeldine interviewed a leading figure of what looks to be the fifth party at Thursday’s elections, the anticapitalist CUP

• A country imprisoned: elections offer Catalans a chance to 'free themselves'

  

  Enacting a Republic to break from Spanish state repression is close on the horizon for the movement, and there is evidence that mobilisation can reach new heights, reports Jack Hazeldine from Barcelona

• Catalonia, Scotland and the National Question

  

  Chris Bambery looks at the questions of sovereignty and self-determination

• Why socialists should support Catalonia

  

  The national question has returned to mainland Europe and we have to choose a side, argues Dragan Plavšić   

• Catalonia: resistance lights the path to victory

  

  Saturday’s stunning demonstration was the largest since the referendum, and mass disobedience and community organising lay behind it

• Not fit to govern - Counterfire freesheet November/December 2017

  

  Tory crisis, Catalonia, Universal credit, foreign policy, and more. Counterfire freesheet, November/December 2017

• Crisis in Catalonia - live updates

  

  Live updates of the fast-moving situation in Catalonia

• Catalonia: a reading list

  

  As the Catalan crisis grows, Chris Bambery provides a comprehensive reading list to understand more about it's history

• We are the Republic: Catalans back on the streets for freedom

  

  As the Catalan government stand immobilised and imprisoned, the base of the movement has taken the lead with a “week of struggle” and general strike ahead, reports Jack Hazeldine

• A simple question: Catalonia wants independence from Spain

  

  We must understand the relationship of Catalonia to Spain if we want to comprehend its desire for independence

• The EU and Catalonia: A non-epic tale of hypocrisy, hand-wringing, and getting it wrong

  

  EU policy combines un-masterly inactivity with bias towards Madrid and contempt for international law

• Ten arguments around Catalan independence

  

  As the crisis in Catalonia escalates, Chris Bambery takes on some of the arguments being made against Catalan independence.

• Catalonia: a test case for Europe - and the left - weekly briefing

  

  Democracy and the national question are pivotal issues in today’s Europe, argues Lindsey German

• Catalan independence: made in the streets

  

  The victory for the Catalan people in declaring themselves an independent republic has come from working class organisation in the streets argues Jack Hazeldine

• Counterfire Resolution: Solidarity with the Republic of Catalonia

  

  On Friday 27th October the Catalonian parliament declared independence from the Spanish state, following the referendum on October 1st. Our response

• Catalonia: no independence without disobedience

  

  As the Madrid government threatens direct rule in Catalonia, Jack Hazeldine reports on the situation in Barcelona.

• Catalonia Waiting

  

  The mass movement can create an independent Catalonia and must be supported across Europe, argues Chris Bambery

• Now is the time to fight back - Counterfire Freesheet October 2017

  

  Tories in crisis, Catalonia, German elections and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 21, October 2017

• Storming the heavens: The Russian Revolution 100 years on - event

  

  On the 100^th anniversary of the October Revolution Counterfire is hosting an event to celebrate the defining political moment of the twentieth century

• The Spanish state has ensured Catalonia's exit

  

  Further repression will only radicalise the situation in Catalonia further, argues Chris Bambery

• Catalonia: why paper won against rock

  

  A report on the grassroot organising of the referendum for Catalan independence

• Catalonia: a new state is being born

  

  With a new Catalan state emerging, people across Europe can start talking about what sort of Europe we want

• Solidarity with the people of Catalonia

  

  In response to the violent repression of the Catalan independence referendum, Counterfire has put out this resolution

• What is wrong with Spain?

  

  The response of the Spanish state to the independence referendum in Catalonia is the most recent expression of a history of brutality

• Corbyn's a winner, but this is only the beginning of the fight - weekly briefing

  

  The left have cemented their position within Labour, but we must build strength as a wider movement if we are to take on vested interests and really change society

• Protestors in London show support for Catalan independence referendum

  

  After the crackdown by the Spanish government, demonstrators demand that Catalonia be allowed to decide its own future