Catalonia Referendum Violence

Catalonia is currently in the process of seeking independence from Spain. A referendum was held earlier this week to which the Spanish government responded with force. More than 800 people were injured trying to cast their votes while Spanish police raided polling stations, beating voters and firing rubber bullets at crowds. The Catalonia regional parliament responded to the overwhelming majority voting for independence by saying they will declare unilateral independence from Spain. Since then, the Spanish constitutional court ordered the suspension of the Parliamentary session required to make this declaration. Lillian Hanly speaks with Anisha Sankar from Tamil Nadu in India. She is currently completing a Master’s in sociology here at the University of Auckland. She also completed a Masters in Political Philosophy at a University in Barcelona.