Catalans occupy polling stations ahead of referendum

Supporters of an independence referendum in Catalonia have begun occupying polling stations in a bid to ensure Sunday's vote goes ahead, as thousands gathered in Barcelona for the separatist camp's final rally.
Spain's central government in Madrid, which opposes the referendum, has sent thousands of police reinforcements to the Catalonian capital of Barcelona to stop people from voting.
A court on Wednesday ordered police to prevent the use of public buildings "for the preparation and organisation" of the referendum.
But as classes ended for the day, small groups of activists, including parents with their children, on Friday peacefully occupied several schools in Barcelona where voting is scheduled to take place.

"We want to make sure the school is open for activities and at night when they might come to clear us out or empty it, there will be families sleeping or people in the street," Hector, a 43-year-old local, told Reuters news agency.
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"I am going to sleep here, with my oldest son who is a student here," Gisela Losa, a mother of three, told AFP news agency at Reina Vionant primary school in Barcelona's Gracia neighbourhood.
The head of the Catalan regional police has ordered officers to evacuate and close polling stations by 6 am on Sunday, before the voting is due to open at 9 am.
Madrid has repeatedly warned those who help stage a referendum which the courts have ruled unconstitutional that they face repercussions.
Spain's education ministry said in a statement on Friday that school directors in Catalonia "were not exempt from liability" if they cooperated.
The Catalan government says 2,315 polling stations are ready for the October 1 vote.
Al Jazeera's John Hendren, reporting from Barcelona, said both sides have been preparing for confrontation over the looming vote.
"Clearly, many of the polling stations will be shut down [by Spanish authorities]," he said. "The government of Catalonia has said ... it will declare itself an independent republic if they get the votes."
Final rally
On Friday evening, about 10,000 supporters of the referendum gathered off Barcelona's Placa d'Espanya, or Spain Square.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said regardless of how many people actually cast the ballots, if a majority say "yes", he will declare independence on Tuesday.
"In these hugely intense and hugely emotional moments, we sense that what we once thought was only a dream is within reach," Puigdemont told a cheering crowd.
"On Sunday, we have a date with the future."

Catalonia's foreign affairs chief Raul Romeva told Al Jazeera on Friday the referendum "is impossible to stop" despite the central government in Madrid insisting that the vote is illegal and it will not happen.
Opinion polls show Catalonia's roughly 7.5 million residents are divided on independence.
A survey commissioned by the regional government in July showed 49.4 percent of Catalans were against independence while 41.1 percent were in favour.
More than 70 percent of Catalans want a legal referendum on independence to settle the issue.

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/catalans-occupy-polling-stations-referendum-170930034819511.html

Good luck to them and their movement

Lucky them

If it was in Nizoojungleria they for don see wetin dullardness dey cause...

Since they started this issue, I have Neva hear them saying Soldiers... All they say is police. Don't they have soldiers to goan dance Python dance on armless citizens or they want Nigeria to borrow them soldiers.


Africans for real evoluted from monkey. Our reasoning is just different from white ppl.

Soldiers r kept to protect the country from external aggression n not to be used against her own citizens

.

NIGERIA ARMY SHOULD BE SEND THEIR ASAP

mynd44 lalasticlala

And nobody is shooting anybody or moving heavy military artillery in a show of force.

Every human being was born a free man and should have the responsibility of demanding freedom any time he feels oppressed" That quote is from the 21st century
But its appalling that nigeria is still in the 19th century where everything is by force thanks to the homo sapiens from the north and the glorified backwardists from some parts of the west who would not want nigeria to attain a 21st century status

But these Catalonia people are serious o
....

Spanish zoo must fall

Eastfield1:
mynd44
lalasticlala

You go called tire den no go hear you, Just put a story that Spain army were sent to kill the separatists dem go quickly put it on front page to justify Nigeria's situation.

That's the story of SW based media houses

obonujoker:
But these Catalonia people are serious o
....

they were serious or they were foolish!
The nice country is about to set ablaze by the foolish!
and you are praising them!

zionmade1:
Every human being was born a free man and should have the responsibility of demanding freedom any time he feels oppressed" That quote is from the 21st century
But its appalling that nigeria is still in the 19th century where everything is by force thanks to the homo sapiens from the north and the glorified backwardists from some parts of the west who would not want nigeria to attain a 21st century status

stop non-sense, if you know how police bundled them to prison you will be surprise, and tomorrow is a day for them!

BornAgainMay:
Lucky them

If it was in Nizoojungleria they for don see wetin dullardness dey cause...

Since they started this issue, I have Neva hear them saying Soldiers... All they say is police. Don't they have soldiers to goan dance Python dance on armless citizens or they want Nigeria to borrow them soldiers.


Africans for real evoluted from monkey. Our reasoning is just different from white ppl.

Soldiers r kept to protect the country from external aggression n not to be used against her own citizens

"Police said they had opened an investigation after someone fired a pellet gun on Friday night at a group of people standing in front of an occupied high school in the Catalan town of Manlleu, lightly injuring three people."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/catalan-separatists-determined-hold-independence-vote-053512137.html

eagleeye2:
And nobody is shooting anybody or moving heavy military artillery in a show of force.

That's because no one has killed a police officer and burned down a police station yet.

oladeebo:

stop non-sense, if you know how police bundled them to prison you will be surprise, and tomorrow is a day for them!

@ bolded
See how human beings reason

zionmade1:

@ bolded
See how human beings reason

who tell you am a human beings?

At least , they have d right and freedom to live and no soldier to hunt them down unlike here in Nigeria.