Journalists and opinion-makers have a
responsibility to inform and explain, not to divide and contribute to the
escalation of conflict.
A legacy that never went away has
risen to the surface in Catalonia. And it explains why the independence
movement in Catalonia will not be broken easily. Catalana.
Otherwise mainstream politicians have
stacked the deck against any possibility of negotiating over legitimate
political demands. The Spanish judiciary meanwhile turns the law on its head to
quench dissent.
The recent conviction of several
Basque youths with heavy sentences and the charges against Catalan politicians reveal
the political nature of justice in Spain.
West Papuans have it much harder than
Scots or Catalans. In West Papua it is illegal to fly the independence
flag. Español
