Hate case

Madrid 2017: Majority welcomes repression of Catalan referendum

28.08.2024  |  Spain  |  Submitted by: Plataforma per la Llengua

Country                                                Catalunya, Spain

Year                                                       2017

Affected group/minority              Catalans              

Perpetrator                                       National Police, Guardia Civil and general public

Type of case                                       Hate speech & Hate act

Type of act                                          Written & Demonstrations

Media:                                                  Online platforms and/or communication channels

Reactions:                                           No reaction in support of the Catalan minority

 

 

Brief description:                            

In 2017, the Ministry of the Interior in Spain has deployed National Police and Civil Guard personnel to Catalonia to " support the Mossos d'Esquadra in maintaining order", as stated by the Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido. Four Rapid Intervention Modules have been deployed from Seville and Madrid, teams of around twenty members specialised in urgent actions.

The reason for the concentration of the police forces to Catalunya and especially to Barcellona was the Catalan independence referendum and the plans of the central government to repress it.

When the police officers were leaving the areas of their regular service, on many occasions they were greeted by the crowd with a warm farewell and encouragement, waved Spanish flags, and chants such as "Go get them, oé" and "Catalonia is Spain". Similar posts appeared also in social media.

 

More information on the case can be obtained from:

https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/cataluna/2017-09-25/referendum-cataluna-video-guardias-civiles_1449434/

 

Photo

Reuters @ https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2015/1/29/catalans-eye-new-independence-referendum

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