Suldaanka Posted September 22, 2017 Spain’s attempt to block Catalonia’s referendum is a violation of our basic rights Democracy has been under a lot of pressure in Catalonia for the past few weeks. European values, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of information and freedom of assembly are being violated by Spain’s central government, which has sent the police to search newspapers, printing companies and private mail services; ban political meetings; seize referendum material; and threaten to imprison democratically elected politicians The Guardian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites