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Catalonia: New President appointed amid continued authoritarian wave

Down with repression! Continue with the struggle for a workers’ and young people’s Republic!

Catalonia: Empty classrooms and thousands on the streets in strike against Francoist repression

On 26 April the classrooms in schools and universities in Catalonia were empty, due to the general student strike called by the Sindicat d’Estudiants (Students’ Union). Again, the youth came out onto the...

Catalonia: New Francoist coup - general strike now!

Free the political prisoners! For a Catalan Republic of the workers and youth!

Catalonia: Volatile mix of oppression and anti-austerity anger

Review of 'The Struggle for Catalonia - Rebel politics in Spain' by Raphael Minder, Hurst & co publishers, 2017

Catalonia: Defeat Article 155/Francoist repression with a general strike

Release Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart!

Down the PP government! For a Catalan socialist republic!

After the brutal police repression unleashed on 1 October against the people of Catalonia, the Spanish ruling class and...

Catalonia: Step up mass movement against Spanish-nationalist reaction!

For a Catalan socialist republic - down with the PP government!

The rebellion of the Catalan people on 1 October forced the Spanish capitalist regime and the right wing Partido Popular (People's Party/PP) government onto the ropes, opening a revolutionary crisis in Catalonia. The reactionary...

Spain/Catalonia: Historic general strike in Catalonia – Out with the PP government!

Continue the fight until we win a Catalan socialist republic!

Catalonia experienced an historic day on 3 October. Millions of workers, young people and citizens paralysed companies, transport, education and administration. They took to the streets crying out against the brutal police...

Spain/Catalonia: “Like a massive football match, with a revolutionary atmosphere!”

Mick Barry, Solidarity TD (member of Irish Parliament) and a member of the Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), gives an eyewitness report on yesterday’s general strike and enormous demonstration in Barcelona against police repression and for the right to self-determination. Mick was as an international observer for the referendum held last Sunday...

Spain/Catalonia: Irish socialist MP’s eyewitness account of police “rampage” and resistance

The following eyewitness report from Catalonia is by Mick Barry, Solidarity TD (member of Irish Parliament) and a member of the Socialist Party (CWI Ireland). Mick was invited to monitor the referendum in Catalonia as an international observer.

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Spain/Catalonia: Savage police violence met with resistance from Catalan people

For a general strike on 3 October against repression and for the right to decide!

Thousands of police and civil guards carried out savage repression in Catalonia to try to prevent the right to vote in the referendum on 1 October. The state forces smashed glass doors of schools used as polling stations and stole ballot boxes. The riot...