Detained in Spain (could happen to anyone?) | 35 comments (35 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Detained in Spain (could happen to anyone?) (none / 1)

I'm hoping that our Spanish correspondents can offer wider/deeper context, confirmation/rebuttal, etc.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 08:21:01 PM EST

Re: Detained in Spain (could happen to anyone?) (4.00 / 3)

Barcelona is, indeed, the squatter capital of Spain.

For the rest, kcurie is your man - he actually lives there.

Note that Spain has a Socialist government and that Catalonia's regional government is Socialist+Green Left+Republican Left, and the youth organisation of ERC cross-pollinates with the squatter movement. The mayor of Barcelona is also a Socialist, though I am not sure about a coalition in the city council.

Regarding urban renewal, the article you quote and yourself imagine that the squatter movement is motivated by an opposition to gentrification, when in fact the point is to oppose absentee ownership.

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 22nd, 2007 at 02:59:50 AM EST
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Re: Detained in Spain (could happen to anyone?) (4.00 / 2)

The point of the political colour of the police's masters is supposed to be an inductment of the masters, not an absolution of the police. If you look at Amnesty International's reports on Spain, police brutality and detention without charge (on application of "the counter-terrorism law") are longstanding problems.

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 22nd, 2007 at 03:03:13 AM EST
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Re: Detained in Spain (could happen to anyone?) (none / 1)

Hmm, the "counter-terrorism law" was approved in 1984 and repealed in 1988 after two unconstitutionality appeals... I need to research this bit further.

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 22nd, 2007 at 09:51:38 AM EST
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Detained in Spain (could happen to anyone?) | 35 comments (35 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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