27years ago today I was chased, attacked & my teeth smashed out by Glasgow Police & told ‘This is what happens to black boys with big mouths’- took me 4years to win in court, but since then I have learned Freedom & Justice not handed to you, you must always fight for it✊🏽🎗
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28 years ago 4Nov a racist attack by Glasgow Police changed course of my life, teeth smashed out & kicked, the officer told me ‘This is what happens to black boys with big mouths’, 4years later I won my civil action &learned ‘Justice is never given, but always fought for’✊🏾🎗
They come once again to defend statues? Shouting ‘Fenian Bastards’, singing ‘Rule Brittania’ whilst attacking asylum seekers protesting their living conditions - these are our streets, these Far-Right racist thugs cannot be allowed to do this
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Alan Zycinski
This was the proud moment that after hours of negotiations with I went into enforcement van to tell 2 men they were free because of the power of the people & #PeopleMakeGlasgow ❤️ #EidMubarak 🏴
Moltes Gracies Catalonia🌹🎗
This is what a dignified speech looks like in defeat, no hope of that with loser #Elections2020 #TrumpMeltdown 🇺🇸
1/5 🧵Queen not even buried, but Charles appoints disgraced Prince Andrew as Counsellor of State to stand in for him if he’s ill or out of UK- he was friends with rapist sex trafficker Epstein & settled a sexual assault case with £12M of our money -but don’t criticise the 👑?
Charles III, isn’t being crowned because of any merit, but simply because he was born into power- with his fortune of £1.8B but food banks up by 30%, millions in poverty, why do we even have to pay £100M for his coronation or a decadent & archaic monarchy 🤴🇬🇧
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Honour to meet with Catalan President Puigdemont today in Traquair, Scotland ‘As a lawyer I will always be proud of the people of Scotland for standing with Catalonia in its darkest hours’ #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats🎗Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!🌹
I am instructed 2defend Clara Posanti from Spain’s attempts 2extradite her on the basis that this is viewed as a political persecution & there is no guarantee of her human rights being respected in the Spanish Courts #Catalonia
Fa dies de l'últim cop que us vaig parlar en català. Encara esperem que ens arribi el tsunami de la covid19 - però espero que malgrat el dolor i les pèrdues, Catalunya ressorgeixi, més ferma i plena d'esperança - Us trobo a faltar, amics meus 🙏❤️✊🏽
Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted. Catalan General Strike has begun, millions are on the streets. Spain can never imprison an idea or the desire for freedom #VagaGeneral18O #MarxesXLaLlibertat Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!🎗 t.co/JR41XMn2eq
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Not sure what this has to do with celebrating winning the league, there is no justification for this, for sectarian anti-Catholic chants, no justification for the violence, thuggery, disorder & destruction- Glasgow has had enough
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Billie Jones
The I’ll never forget is the big hearted First Minister who during a function in 2018 asked me where my kids were-I said they couldn’t gate crash & were too scruffy after a day out- She asked me to go get them & here’s my girls showing the FM how 2do a RolyPoly ❤️
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Thanks to the people of Glasgow, politicians including to & the many activists including who mobilised 100s, immigration raid failed today & 2 men are now free ❤️✊🏾
Avui ha estat al tribunal d'extradició, aquest és el seu missatge mentre es prepara per enfrontar-se a l'Estat espanyol. Si us plau, doneu suport a la Clara a crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
To my Catalan brothers & sisters ❤️🎄Bon Nadal a tothom, aquest any li demanem llibertat i Republica #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiExiliats🎗
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Prince Harry “My mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with somebody who wasn’t white & now look what’s happened, you want to talk about history repeating itself, they’re not going to stop till she dies” #MeghanMarkle 👸🏽🇬🇧
This is shameful that so called Spanish ‘Socialist’ party PSOE accepts now there was no crime of rebellion but instead of calling for #LlibertatPresosPolítics🎗🌹calls for a new law to jail the Catalan politicians #DefendClara🎗
President Puigdemont here in London with expresses solidarity to Laura- Wife of one of the Catalan political prisoners on hunger strike #vagadefam #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiExiliats🎗
30yrs ago today I was subjected to racist attack by a Glasgow Police Officer- after smashing my teeth out,he told me ‘This is what happens to black boys with big mouths’ Since that night I learned justice is never given to you, you always have to fight for it #NoJusticeNoPeace
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Today is a victory against Spain’s abuse of the rule of law “In a true democracy people do not get prosecuted for advocating political change by peaceful and constitutional means, nor can we allow to extradited for doing the same in Spain” Extradition suspended🎗✊🏽
‘La Clara creu que el poble català està canviant el curs de la història i que cada acte de repressió d’Espanya fa que el dia en què Catalunya serà lliure sigui més a prop’
Si us plau suport i compartiu👇🏽crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad Lluitarem fins al final,i guanyarem!
18 yrs ago today, a 15 yr old white boy, Kriss Donald was abducted from the streets of Pollokshields, stabbed & burnt alive by a gang of racist killers-His name must always be remembered, whilst those of his killers, 1 day turn to dust #RIPKrissDonald❤️
Why is facilitating (again) a racist anti-Irish march, no kettling or arrests? If they replaced Irish with Pakistani/Muslim police would act, so why not now? Irish famine killed 1 million (Protestants too!) ended in 1852 it’s now 2021🙈 twitter.com/Ulysses1954/st
We welcome news but have no official confirmation yet from Spain-we await Spain’s next step on warrants & a national warrant remains which means remains in exile & political prisoners in custody - A disaster for Spain Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem! 🌹🎗
Are you watching leader of modern Spain? Your police greet those of the far-right giving fascist salutes, waving Spanish flags with smiles & handshakes- No bullets or violence for them?You bring General Franco back to life #ViscaCatalunyaLLiure🎗#NoPassaran✊🏽
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Los cachorros del Estado fascista español: neonazis y policías de compadreo.
A joy to watch from Barcelona, 100,000 Scots march for independence, but sadness thot Catalans are imprisoned for demanding the same, political exiles such as fight for their freedom & Spain abuses the law with complicity from the EU 🎗💔
31 yrs ago this week in Ashton Lane, I was the victim of a racist attack by a police officer, my front teeth smashed out & I was told ‘this is what happens to black boys with big mouths’- today people of colour are still being denied the right to exist, vilified & criminalised💔
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Solidarity from Scotland as salutes the young Catalans resisting Spain #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats 🎗
Press Statement issued on behalf of player Glen Kamara following yesterday’s match with Slavia Prague
Spain’s Judicary exposed in emails to each other referring to independence movement as ‘rapists, sons of bitches, vermin, germs & Nazis’ No wonder the claims of bias & political persecution #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats🎗 elmon.cat/politica/por-e
This morning was arrested on a warrant for ‘sedition’ and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at 2pm, #DefendClara🎗’Si us plau, doneu suport i compartiu el llançament del meu crowdfundingj juridic’ crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
One can only imagine the lethal force that would have been unleashed on #BlackLivesMatter, but this is what #WhitePrivilege looks like as far-right mob incited by storm Capitol Hill 🇺🇸 remember “Proud Boys, stand back & stand by”
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URGENT UPDATE DELAY TO EXTRADITION HEARING🎗 ‘Clarity’ is being sought by UK on warrant, court is cancelled. ‘The shambolic attempts at extradition by Spain should be a source of deep embarrassment to them’ Full details👇🏽
1/17 statement - ‘This morning our legal team appeared at court on ’s behalf & it was agreed that she should be discharged as a requested person & these extradition court proceedings are now finally at an end in Scotland’🎗
The shame of Spain which lost 90% of election seats to the Independence parties in Catalonia in highest vote, now runs scared as its Electoral Board vetos exiled former ministers & president from standing in European elections 🎗
The extradition hearing for Catalan MEP - Professor will take place this Thursday 26th August, 10am at Edinburgh Sheriff Court 🎗3 years on Clara is free, but still a political exile🎗 Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!
Local Spanish police load bullets for a disgusting mock execution of exiled Catalan President- by parading a dummy wearing a Catalan flag- inciting more hatred & violence against Catalans
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ATENCIÓ: Així han "assassinat" el molt honorable president Puigdemont al poble de Coripe. La policia local carregava la munició en un cotxe amb el logotip de la Junta d'Andalusia. Perdoneu, però això és gravíssim.
Since when was it ok for national broadcaster to laugh about the genocide of Catholics? Imagine if they laughed about the clearing out of Muslim or Jews ? Decorum? meanwhile King Charles III in 2022 will defend one true Protestant faith ✝️🇬🇧
Politics aren’t suspended, nor is a hero- with 953 UK deaths in 24 hours, the highest death toll in a single day in Spain was 950, Italy 919. This government must be held to account for its horrific failures #PPEforNHS #saytheirnames 💙🙏
Bon Nadal a tothom, i molt especialment als que no poden estar amb nosaltres. De Nadal en Nadal fins a la victoria final🎗“La repressió no ens farà enrere!
Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem” Moltes gràcies pel vostre suport per crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
“Espanya no m'impedirà prendre la meva posició com a eurodiputada el 10 de febrer al costat de i Tornaré a Escòcia per lluitar contra l'extradició a Espanya” 🎗Si us plau, doneu suport a la meva defensa👉🏼 crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
My message to 1.5 million at #Diada11S2018 “A Catalunya teniu el mandat, les idees, els somnis i esteu a la banda correcta de la història. La vostra llibertat equival també a la nostra llibertat. No esteu sols!" Here with Pres. ‘You do not walk alone’🎗🌹
First they rewrite #Catalunya’s history, then they make up laws but now they are also trying to rewrite our history🙈😂 #LlibertatPresosPoliticsexiliats🎗
Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!
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It is the duty of a lawyer to defend without fear or favour- has done just that, but has been subjected to intimidation & attacks on his honour, integrity & professionalism because he stands up to the Spanish state -Solidarity my friend ✊🏽 🎗
I remember the Diada but today Els 12 Catalans: la Inquisició espanyola- Espanya no pot empresonar dos milions de persones-Els partits independentistes tenen el mandat- Ara és hora del poder de la gent, els presoners seran lliures quan Catalunya sigui lliure🎗#elpoderdelpoble
‘Sempre estaré agraïda pel càlid suport que m’ha donat Escòcia, però mai no renunciaré al somni de tornar a la meva estimada Barcelona, respirar-ne l’aire, passejar pels seus carrers lliurement i estar amb la meva família.’ Petició urgent🎗👇🏽crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
‘Si haguéssim de portar algú davant la justícia,hauria de ser l'estat espanyol,per l'orgia de violència contra el poble català, pels assalts al dret de vot,de protesta, i dret fonamental d'autodeterminació' Si us plau suport i compartiu🎗
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Llibertat 🎗️The former Minister & now MEP is the bravest woman I have ever met, Spain’s arrest following a 5 year political exile, is in breach of Clara’s #immunity & smacks of desperation & ‘politically motivated revenge’- it should not be a crime to seek freedom
‘Primer reescriuen la història de Catalunya, després fan lleis, però alhora també estan intentant reescriure la nostra història d'Escòcia’ Lluitarem fins al final i guanyarem🎗
So Catalunya is a Nation & Spain is signatory to UN covenant which recognises right to self-determination except of course for Catalunya 🙈 says Spain’s foreign minister 🎗🌹
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An honour to speak to 1.5 million in #Barcelona today ‘Orgullós d’ester avui amb a la #Diada demanant la llibertat pels #presospolítics i llibertat per Catalunya del govern Castellà #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats 🎗🌹
Total humiliation & crushing defeat for Spain as ban on exile Catalan president & minister is lifted by European Parliament & they are expected to take their rightful seats as MEPs- following victory at the European Court of Justice 🎗
The President after visiting Spain’s police officers in hospital, tries to sneak out through a back exit door, only to meet nurses & doctors chanting ‘Free the politcal prisoners’🎗❤️ ✊🏽Moltes gràcies els treballadors de l'hospital de Sant Pau! 😘
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A historic day in the struggle for Catalan independence, as political exiles Pres. became MEPs, I hope soon also to be joined by & political prisoner 🎗
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Al tribunal avui hem al·legat que el dret a l'autodeterminació està protegit per l'article1 de la Carta de les Nacions Unides i el pacte de 1966, també de l'ONU, sobre drets humans.Les accions de no serien un crim en una nació civilitzada👇🏽crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
The funniest moment of day on release of when I tried 2 sooosh 🤫chanting supporters 2allow me 2speak 2media #Catalonia❤️ #DefendClara (photo by )
Man of great courage & honour who exposed Spanish judiciary,is now under attack for doing his job.The right to a defence is a fundamental human right & lawyers like Gonzalo stand between us & Fascism ✊🏽🌹#LlibertatPresosPolitics🎗
After losing in Belgium Judge Llarena warns Germany not to make same mistake, so when will u dare warn us in Scotland? We are waiting for you too😂#DefendClara🎗 #LlibertatPresosPolitics🌹
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Llarena advierte a Alemania que no cometa el mismo error que Bélgica dlvr.it/QT8j0r
In times of fear & violence it is often difficult to find people with the courage to fight for the rights of the demonised, down-trodden & marginalised but , is one of those people, which is why Spain fears him..’🎗 #CATALONIA
“Si us plau, doneu suport i compartiu el llançament del meu crowdfunding jurídic el dijous 14 de novembre, quan m’arrestaran i em portaran a judici” The link #DefendClara will go live at 8am 🎗 No tingueu por, no defallirem. Lluitarem. #NoPassaran🎗.
Tremendous day for cause of Catalan independence, as president in exile & minister enter European Parliament to be accredited as MEPS & will join session in January- after defeat of Spain in ECJ - I look forward to the day joins them 🎗✊🏽
Somedays I’m but I see this evening that I’ve taken over in , only problem is I appear to have lost my good looks 😂💔easy mistake, after all there are only 3 Asian men in Scotland 🙈but I’m not a politician!!
Totally agree, but such double standards & hypocrisy, why do you also not replace the word ‘Hong Kong’ with ‘Catalonia’. In only a few weeks Catalan political prisoners will be sentenced for the "crime" of holding a referendum 🎗
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"We expect the authorities in Hong Kong to respect the freedom of assembly, expression and association, as well as the right of the people to demonstrate peacefully" @FedericaMog
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Intimidation & provocation as Spanish military fly helicopters over Girona, Catalonia, days away from 1st anniversary of Declaration of Independence. This must be what meant by working towards political solution #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats🎗
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As Carles Puigdemont charge of rebellion is thrown out🎗 in Scotland in our defence of we will ask if the Spanish Judiciary is truly independent from control exerted by the state during Franco’s dictatorship #DefendClara uk.reuters.com/article/uk-spa
So Prince Charles heir to the throne ignores Govt Advice, is flown to Scotland by RAF (like they have nothing better to do) arrives at one of his 17 homes, gets minor symptoms & unlike nurses, doctors or everyone else gets tested ‘We’re all in this together?’ #COVID19
‘Si haguéssim de portar algú davant la justícia, hauria de ser l'estat espanyol,per l'orgia de violència contra el poble català, pels assalts al dret de vot, de protesta,i dret fonamental d'autodeterminació’ #DefendClara👇🏽 crowdjustice.com/case/newextrad
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Warrant withdrawn today against Humilating defeat for Spain which since 1st Oct has unleashed a wave of repression against the Catalan people🌹Thankyou for your support from our legal team #LlibertatPresosPoliticsexiliats🎗
Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!
Hurrah🙈 - PRINCESS BEATRICE is planning a bigger royal wedding for next year to lift the nation's spirits- Seriously is that what these parasites think we need post #COVID19 ?-or does she thinks we will have forgotten about daddy Andrew
Thanku to the 100s of thousands who have supported we have a long road ahead ‘Scotland you have been a true friend to the people of #Catalonia’ #DefendClara crowdjustice.com/case/defendcla
Today is a tremendous victory as is free once again to join & colleagues in Brussels to carry on the fight for freedom #Catalonia🌹 No hi ha rebel·lió, demanem l'alliberament immediat de les persones empresonades i el lliure retorn de les exiliades🎗🌹
😂😂😂Seriously, does Spain think that if they tell a lie enough times then it becomes the truth?
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La Ministra de Economía y Empresa @NadiaCalvino explica a un periodista en @AtlanticCouncil la situación en Cataluña y cómo la @guardiacivil, @policia y @mossos están trabajando juntos para mantener el orden y proteger a los ciudadanos.
UN body said it’s wrong to try to designate asylum seekers as “illegal” –a term used by & “There is no such thing as an ‘illegal asylum seeker”
Day 14 of the start of the hunger strike by 4 of the Catalan political prisoners in the heart of Europe- Does someone have to die before political leaders across Europe will take a minute out of their day & raise their voices? #Catalonia #LlibertatPresosPolitics🎗
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Last minute: Catalan Minister @jorditurull Jordi Turull transferred to Lledoners nursing for his state of health.
In times of fear & violence it is often difficult to find people with the courage to fight for rights, but when it came to Catalonia did so, by arresting her on her return to Barcelona, Spain shows they still fear her -Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem! ✊🏾🎗️
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ACTUALITZACIÓ URGENT: Thursday 14 November attends St Leonard's Police Office at 11am to be arrested & transfered to Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 2pm hearing-Espanya utilitza l’eurordre com un mecanisme de persecució política. Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!🎗
The irony, hypocrisy & double standards of the Spanish state as its President says to Venezuela ‘no country in the world can have political prisoners’ whilst Catalan Political Prisoners are to face trials🎗#SpanishShowTrial #JoAcuso #SpanishInquisition
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"Democracia plena significa que no haya presos políticos" [sic]. En ningún país del mundo, @SanchezCastejon
It all makes sense now, after Spanish Civil Guard talk of the terror of paper aeroplanes why they had no choice but to react with violence in self-defence🙈🤡 La Guàrdia Civil descriu la ‘violència’ contra els agents: ‘Van llançar avions de paper contra els furgons’ 🎗
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La Policia espanyola atacada per l'aviació catalana a Via Laietana #2OCT #catalanreferendum
Thank you so much to for invite today, an honour to be able to explain to your viewers our struggle for - Your comments are welcome (it was fun to answer 🙈) and a real honour to meet ElaineBrown a past leader of #BlackPanthers #DefendClara🎗🌹
Thanku so much from - ‘Defiant, Resolute & Determined to Fight Back’ on way 2Edinburgh -Clara will b arrested in next hour & taken 2court 4extradition hearing at 2pm #DefendClara #Catalonia please keep sharing crowdjustice.com/case/defendcla
Spain’s Interior Minister claims monopoly on right to use violence, but as a judge he should know in any ‘civilised democracy’ the use of force by the state must be legitimate reasonable & proportionate- not what Spain has unleashed over 5 days 🎗
26yrs ago this wk in attack by PoliceOfficer I wastold ‘This is what happens 2black boys with big mouths’ My mouth gt bigger over the yrs!
😂😂When GB News think they’ll got a taxi driver to slag off the , but it doesn’t quite work out that way, especially not with a former coal miner✊🏾
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Aaron Bastani
Is Spanish Justice in the hands of fanatics & xenophobes? As leaked emails between Judges expose a system full of vengeance, hate & bias against Catalans & the independence movement #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats🎗 barbaryfigs.com/2018/09/20/the
Glad to c wipe out the opposition in her seat after a horrific racist & sexist hate campaign against her #GE2017
És clar ara el sistema judicial espanyol és venjatiu i actua amb una motivació política, i hi ha una persecució política. Espanya ha de decidir si entra al segle XXI com una democràcia o com un estat franquista #LlibertatPresosPoliticsiexiliats🎗 ccma.cat/catradio/alaca
As Rector I send solidarity to the thousands of students marching peacefully in Barcelona for freedom & against the violence of the Spanish state #ViscaCatalunyaLLiure 🎗 t.co/BIJv6OWyYJ
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Altogether & free to walk the streets of Sardinia, Italy in defiance of the Spanish Judicary’s demands (once again), one day soon it will be the streets of Catalonia 🎗✊🏾 Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!
New European arrest warrant for single charge of ‘Sedition’ “Once again is taking on the might of the Spanish state, she is resolute & determined to fight & believes that Spain will never be able to crush the spirit of the Catalan People.”🎗
Let me fix that for you you actually meant to say👇🏽 “Spain acts like a dictatorship, real Spain jumps to tune of Franco’s ghost. We will do anything to destroy Catalonia’s desire for freedom We don’t want coexistence & will not respect international law.” 🎗
I spoke at #Diada2018 sorry not to be at #Diada2019 sending solidarity❤️Catalunya tens el mandat, les idees, el poder de les persones i ets al costat dret de la historia #LlibertatPresosPoliticsexiliats🎗No tingueu por, no defallirem. Lluitarem. No passaran.
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If you were so confident then why send 15,000 Spanish police, attack people on #Oct1 Why not allow a peaceful vote? Self-determination is a human right determined by Catalonia & not by you, Casado, Rivera or Franco’s ghost ‘Lluitarem fins al final, i guanyarem!🎗’
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La independencia de Cataluña ni es constitucional ni la quiere la mayoría de catalanes. La mayoría está con el autogobierno. Esto es, con la convivencia, el diálogo y la Constitución. Lo he defendido siempre tanto en la oposición como ahora en el Gobierno.
Well done to for standing up to VOX far right party in European Parliament who blocked visit by & & denouncing political prosecutions 🎗
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MEP @markdemesmaeker is insulted and forced to shut up at the event organized by VOX at the European Parliament.
Just some weeks ago an act which had Carles Puigdemont and Quim Torra as speakers was vetoed.
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