International Press (September 29 and 30)

From Spain to Iraq, states have to see that suppressing secession won’t work. Simon Jenkins (The Guardian). https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/29/spain-iraq-secession-madrid-catalonia 

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Catalonia: We Just Want To Vote. Dave Walsh. http://www.blather.net/theblather/2017/09/catalonia-vote/ 

Catalans Camp at Voting Sites as Independence Confrontation Looms. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/world/europe/catalonia-independence-referendum.html 

Faces of Joy, Rage and Resolve in Catalonia as Independence Vote Nears, New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/world/europe/catalonia-referendum-photos.html

Huge upsurge in support for independence is revealed in world exclusive final Catalan poll (The National, Scotland). http://www.thenational.scot/news/15567874.Huge_upsurge_in_support_for_independence_is_revealed_in_world_exclusive_final_Catalan_poll/ 

Catalonia Referendum: Vote would be unconstitutional says Spanish government - BBC News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kpRT6sr4CQ


Meanwhile, demonstrations both in support of the referendum:

Bilbao: http://www.berria.eus/albisteak/145719/jendetza_bigarrenez_bilbon_kataluniaren_alde.htm



and against it:

Barcelona:  https://twitter.com/el_pais/status/914179228056248320

Madrid: http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/09/30/radio_madrid/1506772432_415646.html