An updated collection of articles showing the reaction to the Catalan Way human chain of September 11th in the English-language international press
One year after the massive demonstration on September 11, 2012, organized by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) with 1.5 million participants in Barcelona, the same organization has again proven its ability to mobilize the citizenry with an impressive human chain that went from one end of Catalonia to the other, some 400 kilometers, and linked up with Valencia in the South and Northern Catalonia to the north. Although the demonstration was covered by many international media outlets last year, this year the Catalan Way was designed to call attention to and amplify the demands for independence throughout the world.
And it did so in spades, even before the hundreds of thousands of participants began to join hands at 17:14 (5:14pm local time). Over the last few days, in fact, many news outlets have talked about the Catalan Way, and the coverage only got stronger throughout the morning. The spectacular success of the human chain placed the Catalan Way on many front pages by midday, as was the case of the Wall Street Journal and Aljazeera, and The Guardian asked its readers for photographs and videos of the impressive mobilization.
VilaWeb has a complete listing of articles that have appeared in the principal media all over the world. I have listed here only the English-language sources. You can find the complete list of world news sources in the original article, which includes new stories published in Remember that Google's Translator can be used to translate articles into whatever language suits you best.
Australia
Sky News: Catalonia calls for independenceCanada
DigitalJournal: Catalan Way Towards Independence' — human chain to span regionChina
South China Morning Post: Catalan stars and stripes fly for independence chainEngland
BBC News: Catalans to form 400km 'independence' human chain and the video Catalans mark Independence Day with huge human chainFinancial Times: Catalans join hands in independence protest
The Guardian: Catalans join hands in huge human chain for independence from Spain and their call for photos and videos
The Telegraph: 400,000 person human chain stretching 250 miles for Catalan independence
Huffington Post: Independence, the Catalan Way
AP (The Independent, Denver Post): Catalans form human chain in Spain separation bid
Gibraltar
GBC: Cataluña celebrates its National Day with human chainIndia
Times India Would Spain show democratic maturity and grant Catalonia its independence?Ireland
The Irish Times: Catalans unite for ‘human chain’ as part of bid to separate from Spainand also Thousands of Catalans form ‘human chain’ as part of push for independence
Malaysia
The Sun Daily: Thousands of Catalonians prepare 'human chain' demoNew Zealand
The New Zealand Herald: Catalans form human chain in Spain separation bidQuébec
Montreal Gazette: Catalans in favour of breaking away from Spain start gathering for human chainRussia
Russia Today: Over a million Catalans lock hands in independence chain (Photos/video)Scotland
Newsnet Scotland: Madrid bans pro-Catalan demo in ValenciaThailand
Bangkok Post: Catalans prepare 'human chain' independence demoUnited States
The Wall Street Journal: Catalan Separatists Face Challenge on ReferendumCNN: Catalans to link up in human chain today in their call for secession from Spain
The Washington Post: Catalans in favor of breaking away from Spain form huge human chain to advertise their cause
Time: Catalonia Readies for Large Pro-Independence March
Fox News: Catalans in favor of breaking away from Spain form huge human chain to advertise their cause
ABC: Catalonia Readies for Large Pro-Independence March and later Catalan protesters forms human chain for independence from Spain
Reuters: Pragmatism may guide politicians as Catalonian separatism flares again
Boston Globe: Catalonia readies for large pro-independence march
Businessweek: Mas Saying Catalonia Headed For Statehood Backs Off Independence
New York Times: A Referendum for Catalonia (Op Ed by Artur Mas, President of Catalonia)
Los Angeles Times: A 250-mile show of support for Catalonia independence
Wall Street Journal: Catalan Separatists Face Challenge on Referendum plus extra photo in front of Sagrada Familia church (by Gaudí)
CNN: Catalans to link up in human chain today in their call for secession from Spain
GlobalPost: Economic grudge fuels Catalan independence fight
Greenfield Recorder: Ashfield family in Catalonia's 250-mile 'human chain'
Non-English-language media
There were also articles in the following countries and newspapers/media outlets:Argentina
Austria
Basque Country
Belgium
Brazil
Brittany
Cabilia
Corsega
Flanders
France
Galicia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Iran
Italy
Mexico
Occitania
Persian Gulf States
Portugal
Quebec (in French)
Sardinia
Switzerland
Wales:
ReplyDeleteBBC Radio Cymru (Welsh language radio service): interview with Emyr Gruffydd, Welshman in Catalonia about 35 minutes into programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039h0jj
Golwg360 (Welsh language online news service) http://www.golwg360.com/newyddion/rhyngwladol/121448-cadwyn-ddynol-tros-annibyniaeth-i-gatalwnia