4,000 rally in Majorca to claim for self-determination

Thousands ralled in Majorca on December 30th to remember that Catalan troops conquered the city in 1229. The crowd claimed for self-determination. The rally was convoked by tha 31st December Platform formed by the party Més per Mallorca, as well as labor unions STEI Intersindical i Unió Obrera Balear and grassroots movements as Assemblea...

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Sicilian independentists comemorate the EVIS (Voluntary Army for the Independence of Sicily)

Fronte Nazionale Siciliano "SiciliaIndipendente" and Siciliani Liberi joined forces on December 29th to remember the battle of Monte San Mauro in Caltagirone, which gave a further push for the promulgation of the Sicilian Statute and Autonomy. This was the last battle of the EVIS (Voluntary Army for the Independence of Sicily),...

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Patriotti Press Conference announces the internationalization of French repression in Brussels

The Patriotti collective anounced in a press conference in Bastia yesterday morning a new step in its fight. It will travel to Brussels on January 2. After having met on December 10 representatives of the parliamentary group "Territories and freedom" in the National Assembly, the Patritotti collective intends today to internationalize...

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Caminera Noa Assembly held in Casteddu

The assembly (assemblea plenària) of Caminera Noa, Sardinian national movement was held in Casteddu on DEcember 21st. Under the slogan “Mègius paris or ognunu pro contu suo”. After a period dedicated to several bilateral meetings in Sardigna, dozens joined the assembly of the pro independence movement. The date of the event was also chosen...

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1,100 rally in Iruñea for the Basque political prisoners

Some 1,100 people yesterday marched in Iruñea for the freedom of basque political prisoners. The crowd responded to Sare's call despite the heavy rain that plagued the Navarrese capital. Throughout the demonstration, there have been various acts in remembrance of family members, victims of accidents due to estrangement and sick prisoners....

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Six simultaneous rallies call to protect the Galician language

The movement Queremos Galego (We Want Galician) yesterday held simultaneous rallies in Santiago, A Coruña, Ferrol, Pontevedra, Vigo, Ourense and Lugo. Hundreds calles the Galician government to act in favour of the language of Galicia. The Council of Europe, in a recent report, recalled of the emergency as many laws impose the Spanish language...

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Two holiday homes of a French PM close and Paris FC president arsoned in Corsica

Pierre Ferracci is a close aide of the French PM. He also is president of the Paris Football Club. His two holiday homes are in Rondinar. Severeal protests since 2017 have called to be destroyed as they are built in a protected area. A bomb exploded on Friday December 20th and another one could not explode. On December 22th the FLNC-22 October assumed the actions....

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64 injured in a new raid of the Spanish police in Barcelona against Catalan minority

Spanish police once again brutally charged against Catalan peaceful protesters at the doors of the Barça`s stadium just as a game went to half time on December 18th. Spanish Officers also shoot to the peaceful demonstrators with foam bullets.In the stadium 93,000 people were protesting throwing inflatable balls onto the pitch and...

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Spanish prosecutor to seek the ban of 2 Galician national movements

Causa Galiza (galician Cause) and Ceivar (To Free) are persecuted by their ideas in Spain. The Spanish Attorney seeks to ban both of them. In the same writing the colonial prosectors wants to jail a dozen of Galician people between 4 and 12 years. All in all 102 years of jail for pro independence activists. Causa Galiza considers that the...

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The oldest Corsican political prisoner has been freed

Charles Santoni, sentenced in 1999 to 28 years in prison for the murder of a Raid police officer in 1996 in Aiacciu, has been free on Tuesday. The man served his sentence "without a day's permission, (..) bracelet, semi, or conditional. Without political concession from the state, without amnesty, "said the French state.Charles Santoni...

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Femu a Corsica 1st General Assembly

The party held its first General Assembly or cunsulta generale in Corti on December 15th. It began with a tribute to Edmond Simeoni who died on December 14th a year ago. This first year of the party was that of structuring, legal and financial procedures, the creation of a website ... The "project" commission built a social project...

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Scottish National Party sees huge gains after UK election

The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) took 48 seats out of 59 Scottish constituencies, emboldening the party's demands for a second independence referendum next year, and putting Scotland on a constitutional collision course with Johnson's Conservative administration. Nicola Sturgeon, SNP leader and Scotland's first minister,...

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For the first time, Northern Ireland has more Irish nationalist than British nationalist MPs

Irish Republican and national parties in Northern Ireland announced an electoral pact of sorts in  November  to win the DUP seats. The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) said it it won't run in Northern Belfast, East Belfast, or North Down; while Sinn Féin will stand aside in South Belfast, East Belfast, and North Down. The...

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Mebyon Kernow wins a 3 %

In 2017 Mebyon Kernow did not contest the General Election. This time Mebyon Kernow decided to target its resources into a single constituency: St Austell and Newquay seat. Dick Cole obtained 1.660 votes in a single constituency meaning a 3 %. The seat was won by the Conservatives by a clear majority of 56 %. Mebyon Kernow is described as a left-of-centre political party in Cornwall. It's main policy focuses on creating...

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Plaid Cymru retains 4 seats

Wales elected its first three female Conservative MPs on December 12th, as Plaid Cymru maintained its four MPs, but Labour lost ground. Of the 40 Welsh seats, the Tories now hold 14, a new high for them since 1983, with a matching new low for Labour, although they remained the biggest party in the country on 14. This year, turnout was down to 66.6 per cent. The new Plaid MPs are from the next constituencies: Ceredigion:...

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EHE stage a protest against the fine to a man for speaking Basque

Euskal Herrian Euskaraz (EHE) today held a protest in Bilbo in solidarity of Arkaitz Zarraga. He is a Basque man who in December 2018 spoke in Basque with a policeman. He has been fined with 900 € for defending his language rights. Today the Spanish autonomus police threatened the demonstrators with a show of force. EHE, Euskal Herrian...

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Plaid Cymru: Back a second referendum then campaign for Remain

The Leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price has confirmed his party will stand on policy of stopping Brexit by supporting a second referendum with ‘Remain’ on the ballot. Adam Price said that Plaid Cymru, as Wales’ leading party of Remain, is “united” in its aim to ensure Wales remains a member of the European Union and that the best way to do that is to campaign to give the decision back to the people in a referendum. The Plaid Cymru...

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Eleven Corsican activists detained by the French police and transferred to Paris

The arrests took place yesterday and Aiutu Paisanu held a rally in front of the the police station of Bastia where they were arrested. Today they have been transferred to Paris. Femu in Corsica has  strongly denounced "the arrest of 11 young Corsican people on the part of hooded anti-terrorist policies, strongly armed and using deliberately...

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Scottish indy activists display banners around iconic landmarks in London

Scottish activists today displayed banners around iconic landmarks in London today. The banner tour ended at the Tower Bridge. Aye Aberdeen explains the action this way: After the success of an epic 500 mile tour of every Tory held constituency in Scotland, Aye Aberdeen is once again assisting Jack Elphinstone and friends to...

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Euskal Herria Bai General Assembly

The political movement EH Bai held its Biltzar Nagusia (General Assembly) on December 7th in Ustaritz.  The Northern Basque organization defends the rights of the national minority under French rule in the so called Iparralde (Northern Basque Country). On the eve of local elections to be held on 15 and 22 March 2020 and  in full...

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Rally in Bilbo for a Basque Republic

The coalition-federation Euskal Herria Bildu* attracted 3,700 people in Bilbo to rally against the Spanish constitution in its 41st birthday. Under the slogan ‘Euskal Errepublika!’ a banner with the same sentend being carried only by woman the demonstration ended with some MPs, all of them women, speaking to the crowd as Mertxe Aizpurua...

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Galician National Block Human Chain against the "exhausted" Spanish constitution

A human chain in front of the Galician People Museum in Santiago de Compostela has been held by the Galician National Block today to protest the 41st birthday of the Spanish constituition. The BNG claims the "right" of the people to change the Constitution and calls Fascist Vox party "abortion of the PP". Vox is reallu formed by former...

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British police attacked with suspected grenade in west Belfast

Police in west Belfast are at the scene of an overnight attack on officers. The incident happened in the Milltown Row area shortly after 2 o'clock on Wednesday December 4th morning. Officers were in the Falls Road area on a routine patrol when their land rover was struck with a suspected grenade. Chief Superintendent Jonathan Roberts said: "A loud bang was then heard and the police car made its way to a place of safety. "Thankfully...

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First official step in Sámi reconciliation commission

After years of negotiations and planning in the Sámi Parliament, the Finnish government has agreed to the formation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for Sámi peoples in Finland. When formed, the independent five-member commission will closely investigate the historical background of what the indigenous inhabitants of Lapland...

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Aontú: " it is wrong to stop developments or progress on those issues because of the Irish language act.”

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has challenged the wisdom of a Sinn Féin demand that an Irish language act must first be conceded by the DUP before the party would agree to reinstatement of the Northern Executive and Assembly. Mr Tóibín was speaking in Belfast on Tuesday when he launched the Aontú Westminster general election manifesto. Aontú which campaigns centrally...

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Tsunami Veneto joined by 2,000 people

Success of the Venetian Party (Partito dei Veneti) with the so called "Tsunami Veneto" bringing together over 2,000 participants on November 30th. Bustling rooms for the launch of the Veneto Party which took place simultaneously in the seven Veneto provinces. Hundreds of people including administrators, entrepreneurs but...

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