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 Sports / Where Would FC Barcelona Be In An Independent Catalonia? by moninuola65: 4:51pm On Sep 24, 2017 |
FC Barcelona has been anything but a neutral bystander on the question of Catalan independence in recent years. It has firmly nailed its colours to the mast of the movement planning a referendum on the issue on 1 October - a referendum declared illegal by the central government in Madrid. But its position has raised more pressing questions as the situation has become more heated, with militarised Civil Guard police dispatched to arrest pro-secessionist officials and seize referendum materials. Wouldn't an independent Catalonia deprive Spain's La Liga of one of its most prestigious clubs? And what about the fans of the world-famous El Clásico grudge matches between Barça and arch-rival Real Madrid, a series in which the latter is tantalisingly just ahead on 95 victories to 91? Does Catalonia want to leave Spain? Those in charge at FC Barcelona insist they are not politicians; the club neither has an position on voting Yes for independence, nor in which league it would compete in the hypothetical situation of Catalonia seceding from Spain. But in 2014 FC Barcelona joined the National Pact on the Right to Decide, a platform comprising political parties and civil society organisations in favour of a referendum on independence for Catalonia. On Wednesday, as the Civil Guard were arresting Catalan government officials, the club released perhaps its most blatantly political statement ever, saying it was defending "democracy, freedom of speech, and self-determination". Whatever happens over the next few weeks and months, FC Barcelona seems to believe that it will always be able to choose which league it plays in. Even if Catalans opted to leave Spain, Barça believes that Spain will never want to stop watching El Clásico. Guardiola stars at Catalan protest rally "We will stay in the same league as Espanyol," said FC Barcelona's vice-president, Carles Villarubí, earlier this month in reference to the Catalan capital's second club, whose fans are considered to be pro-Spanish. But Javier Tebas, the president of Spain's Professional Football League, which organises La Liga, struck back: "Barcelona cannot choose where it plays if there is an independence process in Catalonia." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41346846
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| Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode Calls Buhari “An Uncircumcised Philistine” by moninuola65: 12:05pm On Sep 24, 2017 |
Kiakia:The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states that "any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law".[15] The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) prohibits all incitement of racism.[16] Concerning the debate over how freedom of speech applies to the Internet, conferences concerning such sites have been sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode Calls Buhari “An Uncircumcised Philistine” by moninuola65: 11:56am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Andy2274:Freedom of expression is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 19 of the UDHR states that "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice". The version of Article 19 in the ICCPR later amends this by stating that the exercise of these rights carries "special duties and responsibilities" and may "therefore be subject to certain restrictions" when necessary "[f]or respect of the rights or reputation of others" or "[f]or the protection of national security or of public order (order public), or of public health or morals".[6] Therefore, freedom of speech and expression may not be recognized as being absolute, and common limitations to freedom of speech relate to libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, sedition, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, food labeling, non-disclosure agreements, the right to privacy, the right to be forgotten, public security, and perjury |
| Foreign Affairs / In Southern Spain, Concern And Rejection Of Catalan Referendum AFP by moninuola65: 11:45am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Archidona (Spain) (AFP) - He lives far away, but Jose Jimenez is convinced that Catalonia's independence referendum "won't result in anything," one of many Spaniards in the sprawling southern Andalusia region following the separatist crisis with concern. Andalusia is hundreds of kilometres away from the northeastern region, whose separatist executive is preparing to hold the referendum on October 1 that Madrid has banned and wants to stop at all costs, but they are close both on a human and economic level. Spaniards in the poorer Andalusia migrated massively to Catalonia in the 1950s, 60s and 70s in search of a better life. There are now close to 600,000 Andalusians in Catalonia. - 'Talk of the town' - The current crisis "is the talk of the town in cafes, at work," says Juan Antonio Palmero, director of a bank branch in Archidona, a village in Andalusia of whitewashed houses and vast olive groves. And the economic consequences of Catalonia splitting from Spain is a chief concern. "It wouldn't be beneficial at all, for business in general," says Leocadio Corbacho, a 71-year-old who sells 25 percent of his prized possession -- jamon (Spanish dry-cured ham) -- in Catalonia. "Here there's a lot of feelings of rejection" of the independence drive, agrees Jesus Catena, a furniture maker in Lucena, some 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Archidona. Andalusia is Spain's most populated region, with 8.3 million inhabitants in 2016, around 800,000 more than Catalonia. It depends on tourism and agriculture, but has the second lowest income per capita among the 17 Spanish regions, while Catalonia is in fourth position. One of the arguments used by Catalan separatists is that their region pays more in taxes than it receives in investments and transfers from Madrid -- or simply put that "Spain robs us." Andalusians, whose poorer region has received more than it pays in taxes and has also benefited from European aid, aren't happy about this argument. "If you take this to the max, then Germany would say it needs to leave the EU, and in Catalonia, Barcelona could say it pays more," says businessman Jose Miguel Trujillo. Jean-Baptiste Harguindeguy of the Pablo de Olavide University in southern Seville says this argument has generated "much frustration" in Andalusia. "It's the region that most needs Catalan money," he explains. - 'Don't know what they want' - On the streets, feelings about the Catalan bid to hold a referendum vary from indifference, contempt to defiance... and even derision. In a bar in Antequera in the centre of Andalusia, a group of friends make fun of Catalan President Carles Puigdemont's mop of hair. And in Iznajar some 50 kilometres away, retiree Diego Ortiz defiantly tells Catalans to vote "whatever they want." "And when they find themselves without a job, then they should find a life. These kids don't know what they want." Jimenez, another retiree sitting on a bench at the entrance of a medical centre, believes this is all about "minor politicians who want to be the masters" of Catalonia. Mayors too have a say in the matter, given they know some of their Catalan counterparts well. "Ties at an institutional and personal level are very good," says Lope Ruiz, mayor of Iznajar. But he recognises there is a problem with the perception of Catalans by Andalusians and vice-versa. "We Andalusians are lazy, party-loving and we don't work, the Catalans are stingy and closed... and I think it's not true," he says. "In both places we are people who get up at seven in the morning, who go to work and want our towns and families to develop and get wealthy." He points out that Jose Montilla, Catalan president from 2006 to 2010, was born in 1955 near Iznajar. "If someone who was born in one of the most remote hamlets of this municipality rose to become president of Catalonia, then we're not so different." |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 12:53am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Blue3k:
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| Politics / Re: Fani-Kayode Calls Buhari “An Uncircumcised Philistine” by moninuola65: 12:48am On Sep 24, 2017 |
if he ffk had been slaughtered the day army raided his father's home, people would have blamed God then! but God knows why he spared his life, to show the world what he will turn to! freedom of expression! yah But law against hate speeches enshrined in constitution world wide! it's time to take legal action to stop the stupid! 19 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 12:27am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Blue3k:I give up, as it's stupid not to take precaution! UN had also taken precaution on a viable and non viable nation! |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 12:19am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Blue3k:stated the most developed country known to this status? |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 12:10am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Blue3k:buy then biafran will estimated at how many? and is indian not taken precaution on her population now? and why? |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 12:06am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Blue3k:manage what? and what the resources of matra beside tourism? and why population control is more sponsored and campaign world wide than before? why condom is no longer hiding today? |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 12:00am On Sep 24, 2017 |
Blue3k:blue, those were already existing nation that were in one way or the other struggling for their population already and the world institution were helping them on way out, so UN is foolish to created more unmanageable problem already worrying the whole world? if these nations meet together it's certainly on population reduction they were meeting, as far as land is limited resource! |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 11:47pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
Blue3k:The country covers just over 316 km2 (122 sq mi), with a population of just under 450,000, making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: What You Need To Know About The Catalan Independence Referendum by moninuola65: 11:36pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
DeWisedon:the beheaded terrorist! |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 11:28pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
Blue3k:when Syria refugee hit europe why the European groan? and those country you mention which of them agitating for separate nation today, and Taiwan is still in China in which 1 child per family structural is still going on why? |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: What You Need To Know About The Catalan Independence Referendum by moninuola65: 11:15pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
[quote author=DeWisedon post=60767795][/quote] why you people can't be civil? that's why many people believe Kanu speak the mind of igbo! |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: What You Need To Know About The Catalan Independence Referendum by moninuola65: 11:12pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
BALLOSKI:thank you for this remark! that's the main reason Nigerian must kick against this restructuring agitation! |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 11:04pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
Blue3k:even the giant USA,USSR, CHINA, INDIA etc can't manage 400/km2! to make biafran land viable as a nation: 3/4 of biafran population must be reduced! in 5 years to come biafran nation will be exploded in itself! UN is not fool! |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: What You Need To Know About The Catalan Independence Referendum by moninuola65: 10:58pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
DeWisedon:on what area of land! 400/km2! |
| Foreign Affairs / Re: What You Need To Know About The Catalan Independence Referendum by moninuola65: 10:56pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
BALLOSKI:The self determination era had gone with abolition of colonialism! so today agitation world wide base on selfish, greedy lawlessness! shame on them! |
| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 10:47pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
TimFisher:Azerbaijan • 2017 estimate 9,823,667[1] (91st) • Density 113/km2 (292.7/sq mi) (99th) Biafran: Population (2015 estimate)[2]:15 • Total ~ 40 million • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) The population of Igboland stated here is an accumulation of the 5 main states Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo ok let's go! |
| Foreign Affairs / What You Need To Know About The Catalan Independence Referendum by moninuola65: 10:30pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
It is not often that a plebiscite is banned in a democracy but that is exactly what happened in the case of the upcoming Catalan independence referendum in Spain set to be held on Oct. 1. The vote has not only been deemed unconstitutional but also illegal by the Spanish government, which has responded strongly to the independence movement. Government officials have taken control of Catalan finances and rescinded its autonomy. Police have raided dozens of Catalan regional governments and detained 14 senior politicians over their support for the organization of the referendum. Police have also raided political parties headquarters and seized material, including pamphlets and election materials. The government has threatened that anyone handling or supplying electoral material risks prosecution and has instructed the police to stop the vote from going ahead in the region. In response, thousands in the independence movement are now planning to stage long-term street protests and thousands have demonstrated in Barcelona against the arrest of people associated with the independence vote, demanding their immediate release. Spanish police raids aim to halt Catalan independence vote Madrid tightens grip over Catalan spending to quash vote The vote is eight days away and neither side looks like it is backing down. Many are asking how could this apparently anti-democratic activity could happen in democratic Spain. Here's what you need to know: What and where is Catalonia? Catalonia, located in northeastern Spain, is a semi-autonomous region with its own local parliament. Catalans, as the locals call themselves, have been part of a distinct entity since the 11th century and have their own language and traditions. Catalonia has been a part of Spain since the 15th century. Its language and culture has remained over the centuries despite the region's closer integration into the Spanish nation state. The region was first given formal limited autonomy in the early 20th century. Catalan identity was brutally repressed under the fascist regime of Francisco Franco, who banned locals from speaking the regional language and giving children traditional Catalonian names. The pro-independence sentiment, however, remained strong in Catalonia. After the death of Franco and the introduction of a democratic government, Catalonia's unique identity and culture has been formalized and flourishes in modern democratic Spain. There are regional elections for parliament with an executive and local government and Catalan is the official language by law. The region has become one of the most prosperous and important in the country, with the city of Barcelona, and its population of nearly 5 million people, at its heart. According to the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia, it is the richest region in Spain, accounting for nearly 25 percent of Spanish exports. Just 16 percent of Spain's population lives in the region. Why is there a referendum? The political push for Catalan autonomy has existed since the 20th century and accelerated with the establishment of democracy in the 1970s, but a full-blown Catalan independence movement evolved after the fallout from the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008. Local Catalan political parties began to actively agitate for independence on the back of a failing national economy and a sense that the region was paying more in taxes than it was getting back in benefits. "Spain convinced Catalans to become independent. They created this situation," said Marc Gafarot, a political analyst at the Barcelona Center for International Affairs. "Catalonia was simply asking for a reduction of participation in a Spanish tax system that transferred money from the richest regions to the poorest. It was clearly targeting and exploiting the Catalonian region." The pro-independence movement held an earlier symbolic vote in 2014 in which Catalonia voted for independence -- 2.25 million people voted (a turnout of just 37 percent) with 81 percent of the voters saying yes to independence. The upcoming referendum is different, having been organized by the Catalan government and ratified by its parliament, which is dominated by Catalan separatist parties, lending it legitimacy. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said of the move, "Separatists invented a new legal order." The question being put to Catalans is simple: “Do you want Catalonia to be an independent country in the form of a republic?” What has been the Spanish government’s response? The Spanish government is not waiting for the result of the referendum to respond. The Spanish Constitutional Court has suspended the vote, though Catalonia's pro-independence government says it will be maintained and is challenging the order. The suspension was requested by Rajoy, who argued that the referendum is illegal under the country's 1978 constitution. The Spanish public prosecutor's office asked the Catalonia Police including Mossos (Special Forces), Guardia Civil (Local Police) and Cuerpo Nacional de Policia (National Civil Police Forces) to confiscate any voting material used to organize the "crime" of the illegal referendum, including ballot boxes, electoral propaganda flyers and printers. "It's not just about independence. Spain is making itself a fool with the international community," Raul Romeva, Catalonia's minister of foreign affairs, told ABC News, adding that there are only two possible paths for Spain to take: "Democracy or repression." This past week, La Guardia Civil confiscated 10 million paper ballots and Spain has detained 14 Catalan officials including Josep Maria Jové, the secretary general of economic affairs. Potential polling locations in the region were additionally raided. Gafarot predicted Spain's actions could have an unintended consequence: "Because of all this buzz, the pro-Catalonia independence vote will probably be stronger than ever." What happens next? The Catalan separatists have accused the Spanish government of being heavy-handed and mounting "a coup against democracy." They are adamant that the vote will go ahead, even if it has to be as a clandestine plebiscite. An anonymous militant organizer confirmed to ABC News that 6,000 ballot boxes have been stored in a secret location for the coming referendum and ongoing street protests will be conducted as part of the campaign against what they see as interference by the Spanish government in their affairs. "Spain now is showing his real face to the rest of the world," said the organizer. "I am young and [a] few years ago I would not have thought we had to fight for our rights. We are in Europe. It's a shame." "Spain let us vote in 2014. This time they refuse because they know it's happening," he continued, adding, "I hope it's the last battle." http://abcnews.go.com/International/catalan-independence-referendum/story?id=50026833 1 Share
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| Politics / Re: See Why Un Can Never Grant Independent Referendum To Biafran...fact But Bitter. by moninuola65: 10:10pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
Nemesis1:very very important, if your family have a plot of land, which is limited, between two/three generation, the land will the saturated, the conflict will begin with your family members! same thing happen to country issue! |
| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 10:05pm On Sep 23, 2017 |
I888:but the south started from where on the cardinal point? it started below the bar of west/east so the area of the south south is at the limit of Nigeria territory in the south! as of North north or West west, there were no area at the limit of those area agitating to be out of the north and west! 1 Like |
| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 12:14am On Sep 23, 2017 |
BALLOSKI:is that where igbo land is located in the map and why? 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 12:08am On Sep 23, 2017 |
but where is CAPTAINGOOD? or he is gone hidden! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 12:05am On Sep 23, 2017 |
junketer:Land is never empty, the first resource of humanity is land, for the investment in economy it's land and capital first. so I directed you back to go and read post: moninuola65 at 11:15pm. 20 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 11:33pm On Sep 22, 2017 |
CaptainG00D:but you are more ignorant than any one! are you ever been to school! if you represent igboland in a case as a lawyer and present this cardinal as an argument to counter claimed the existence of SS you had shoot yourself not on foot but head. if this cardinal point is put on Nigeria geographical map it will wipe out igbo land from Nigeria map. we go to school for knowledge not education. prove me wrong and show me the South east of Nigeria with this cardinal point! am waiting for you. 11 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 11:15pm On Sep 22, 2017 |
Biafra is not a viable nation it's not met the world standard criteria. it can never be. why? All the noises about birth control, use of condom, spaces between the birth is because of a national demographic, not to be over-populated the nation. igbo have the highest birth rate in Nigeria, consider to the area of igbo land igbo Density to igbo land in 400/km2! It is unmanageable! The UN is not fool! 7 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics / Re: How Big Is The Entire South East? by moninuola65: 11:01pm On Sep 22, 2017 |
Theakthedream:but you forget to included oyo, because there were igbo resident there! 19 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics / Re: Ifeanyi Ejiofor Challenges Court Order Declaring IPOB Terrorist Organisation by moninuola65: 9:32pm On Sep 22, 2017 |
Kazim88:lawyer heading to court! |
| Politics / Re: Nigerian Dictator Buhari’s U.N. Hypocrisies- Bruce Fein by moninuola65: 9:29pm On Sep 22, 2017 |
IJOBA2:IJOBA2! |
| Politics / Re: An Overview Of The Nigerian Economic Growth And Development by moninuola65: 9:15pm On Sep 22, 2017 |
Since the world is still continue managing the archaic monetary economics policy and there is no independence national body in any nation to administer the national economy then, we may expect to continue turn in circle! |
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