Illegal referendum if this is what they really wanted after majority announced that the vote was Unconstitutional Police were sent from all over saying to block people from voting from even entering the polling stations and they did so by force spains government later declared that despite the us for independence there had been no valid referendum. Separatist movements are nothing new in europe given the continents history and multitude of cultures a desire for sovereignty among certain groups is understandable and in spain its not just catalonia nationalists who are pushing for independence but also people from the basque region in the north west despite the violence surrounding the recent independence referendum in catalonia basque separatists there say they now feel more determined than ever. Its a busy day for a newsstand operator is taking. Here in bilbao in the Basque Country the Catalan Independence referendum which was banned by the Spanish Government is Headline News events in
Illegal referendum if this is what they really wanted after majority announced that the vote was Unconstitutional Police were sent from all over saying to block people from voting from even entering the polling stations and they did so by force spains government later declared that despite the yes for independence there had been no valid referendum. Separatist movements are nothing new in europe given the continents history and multitude of cultures a desire for sovereignty among certain groups is understandable and in spain its not just catalonia nationalists who are pushing for independence but also people from the basque region in the north west despite the violence surrounding the recent independence referendum in catalonia basque separatists there say they now feel more determined than ever. Its a busy day for a newsstand operator is taking. Here in bilbao in the Basque Country the Catalan Independence referendum which was banned by the Spanish Government is Headline News events i
Understandable. And in spain, its not just catalonian nationalists who are pushing for independence, but also people from the basque region in the northwest. Despite the violence surrounding the recent independence referendum in catalonia, basque separatists there say they now feel more determined than ever. It is a busy day for newsstand operator Isabel Lopategi. Here in bilbao in the Basque Country, the Catalan Independence referendum, which was banned by the spanish government, is headline news. The events in catalonia are being closely watched. It depends how things go in catalonia but it could be good , for us, because we want the same as they do. Things need to change. The catalan vote could set a precedent. The Basque Country could be the next region to hold a referendum. Separatists have been fighting for independence here for decades. They argue that the basque people have their own language and their own culture. Many people here are outraged by the Violent Police crackdown a
Understandable. And in spain, its not just catalonian nationalists who are pushing for independence, but also people from the basque region in the northwest. Despite the violence surrounding the recent independence referendum in catalonia, basque separatists there say they now feel more determined than ever. It is a busy day for newsstand operator Isabel Lopategi. Here in bilbao in the Basque Country, the Catalan Independence referendum, which was banned by the spanish government, is headline news. The events in catalonia are being closely watched. It depends how things go in catalonia but it could be good , for us, because we want the same as they do. Things need to change. The catalan vote could set a precedent. The Basque Country could be the next region to hold a referendum. Separatists have been fighting for independence here for decades. They argue that the basque people have their own language and their own culture. Many people here are outraged by the Violent Police crackdown a
Understandable. And in spain, its not just catalonian nationalists who are pushing for independence, but also people from the basque region in the northwest. Despite the violence surrounding the recent independence referendum in catalonia, basque separatists there say they now feel more determined than ever. It is a busy day for newsstand operator Isabel Lopategi. Here in bilbao in the Basque Country, the Catalan Independence referendum, which was banned by the spanish government, is headline news. The events in catalonia are being closely watched. It depends how things go in catalonia but it could be good , for us, because we want the same as they do. Things need to change. The catalan vote could set a precedent. The Basque Country could be the next region to hold a referendum. Separatists have been fighting for independence here for decades. They argue that the basque people have their own language and their own culture. Many people here are outraged by the Violent Police crackdown a