Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Catalan Parliament Votes Yes to Independence Referendum Next September

(Version anglaise seulement)

Catalonia's parliament voted in favor on Thursday of pursuing a referendum on independence next September amid mounting tensions with Spain's central government over whether the northeastern region can legally break away. The referendum poses a new headache for Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, whose conservative People's Party (PP) repeatedly has refused to consider allowing one in Catalonia, which is home to about a sixth of the population. Rajoy's...

Lire l'article complet