What the Show Trials Show
The sedition charges against Catalan independence activists mark a shameful moment for Spanish democracy. Franco’s regime is long gone, but the state machine he created has not been fully broken.
Ignasi Bernat is a sociologist and activist based in Barcelona. He is co-editor of the collective volume Building a New Catalonia.
The sedition charges against Catalan independence activists mark a shameful moment for Spanish democracy. Franco’s regime is long gone, but the state machine he created has not been fully broken.