A closely contested final crowns the winners of the 2nd Paraulògic League

8,000 people participate in the competition based on VilaWeb's popular word game, with online elimination rounds and semifinals held during public events in Andorra, Barcelona, Palma, Perpinyà, and València.

Abozed Hamoud Ramadan: "My name was 125. They burned my tongue for speaking Kurdish"

Memories of six years of detention and torture in Sednaya, the notorious prison of Syria's former regime

Remembering Sassoli: "I find it unbelievable that Puigdemont cannot return to his country".

In an interview with VilaWeb, Roberto Cuillo, former spokesperson for the ex-president of the European Parliament, recalls how Sassoli opened the doors of the institution to Puigdemont and Comín five years ago. He views the Spanish judiciary's boycott of the amnesty law as an anomaly within the EU.  

Catalan Mayors Will Take the Use of Catalan to the French Council of State and the European Courts

They celebrate that the ruling allows speaking Catalan in council meetings if it is first spoken in French, although they consider it insufficient.

Evin Siwed: “Turkey exploits the void in Syria to intensify attacks on the Kurds”

We speak with Evin Siwed, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, the region the Kurds call Rojava.

Rose Wang, Bluesky COO: "If you engage in hate speech, you will be banned"

We speak with Bluesky's Chief Operating Officer about X and Elon Musk, the rise of the social network and the main challenges it faces.

An investigation reveals that the consortium that fueled the thesis of the Russian plot in Catalonia is under the control of the US government

An investigation by several European media outlets uncovers the financial and organizational control of the OCCRP consortium, which includes El Periódico

People trapped in a deadly trap: The Valencian Government's Negligence Has Significantly Worsened the Consequences of the Floods

The disappearance of the President of the Generalitat during the crucial hours of the floods highlights a lack of capacity to manage a catastrophe

Alex Salmond: "It seems Westminster has learned more from the Spanish government than the Spanish government has from Westminster."

Interview with the former Scottish First Minister who made the independence referendum possible exactly ten years ago today.

Josep Rull: "If President Puigdemont is arrested, I cannot accept the plenary session to proceed normally"

Interview with the President of the Parliament of Catalonia, Josep Rull, two days before Salvador Illa's inauguration

Gonzalo Boye: “I will defend myself to the end”

President Puigdemont's lawyer speaks of the revolt of the Spanish high judiciary and the fabricated trial against him that could lead to a life sentence for defending the leaders of the Catalan independence process.

Volodymyr Yermolenko: "Russia is not just at war with Ukraine, but with Europe"

Conversation with the Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, who provides a very interesting perspective on Russia, linguistic imperialism, and the manipulations of history.

Francesco Cancellato: "The far right gives people the power of nostalgia"

Interview, after the European elections, with the director of FanPage.it, who has traveled across Europe to write a book about the rise of the far-right.

Josep Rull, a former political prisoner, is the new President of the Parliament of Catalonia

Junts, ERC, and CUP have agreed to form a parliamentary board with a pro- Catalan independence majority.

Lluís Llach: "The coup d'état is here; either we accept it, or I don't know what we are doing"

Interview with Lluís Llach after his election as new President of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana

Now it's official: the Catalan-Russian conspiracy was nothing but a political lie.

The end of the judicial journey allows us to say that no one has managed to find anything, not the slightest connection, not the slightest evidence, not even the slightest hint.

Emotion and unity for the approval of the amnesty. Spanish far-right anger in parliament.

The Spanish parliament finally approves the Amnesty Law, a historic victory for Catalan independence movement

Major setback for Catalan independence, but Puigdemont calls on ERC to form government

The Catalan independence movement loses its parliamentary majority for the first time in a decade, but the Catalan Socialists face major challenges in forming a government.

Jesús Rodríguez: "The judge and the far right work hand in hand"

Interview with the journalist from Directa, who has gone into exile in Switzerland following the investigation for terrorism in the case of Tsunami Democràtic

This is how the Catalan pro-independence movement is facing a new wave of exile.

This is how judge García-Castellón has pushed Catalan independence into a new exile. In recent months, Ruben Wagensberg, Oleguer Serra, Jesús Rodríguez, and Josep Campmajó, accused of terrorism in the case of the Tsunami Democràtic, have had to take refuge in Switzerland.

Aureli Argemí, founder of CIEMEN, secretary of Abbot Escarré and a prominent figure in the independence movement for decades, has died.

He was a driving force behind La Crida, la Plataforma pel Dret a Decidir and the ANC (Catalan National Assembly), among many other initiatives.

President Puigdemont links end of exile to outcome of Catalan elections

At a conference in Elna, he announces that he will be the leader of the Junts' party list for the May elections.

Toni Comín: "I could lead the European list if Puigdemont can't"

The exiled minister states in this interview that he do not intend to take any risk of arrest and, if necessary, they could wait to return for a second investiture debate

Catalonia calls for snap elections to be held on Sunday 12 May

President Pere Aragonés is pushed to do so following the vote against the budget project by the Commons, which has put the government on the ropes.

Clara Ponsatí: "We want to be the backbone of the independence process."

Interview with Clara Ponsatí, who this week announced that for Sant Jordi she will present a political platform named "Alhora," together with Jordi Graupera.

Christophe Guilluy: "The left is proposing a selfish society and that is fantastic to neo-liberals".

Interview with the French geographer and thinker who questions the role of the dominant political elites who have become what he calls the "new bourgeoisie" - He explains the democratic crisis by the selfishness of the political class and its lack of interest in the problems of the majority of the population.

Spain lied to France about Yvan Colonna, admits liaison judge

In 2002, he convinced French authorities to sign the Malaga agreement by telling them that Colonna was located in Spain, but it was false.

Murder of Maksim Kuzminov: Did Russian Secret Services Operate in Vila Joiosa?

The court has ordered the proceedings to be kept secret, and as the hours pass, Russia's involvement in the crime seems more likely.

Is Julian Assange our Alexei Navalny?

Indignation at persecutions and abuses such as those suffered by Navalny or Assange can never be partial, it cannot depend only on who is affected and the political consideration we have for them.

Jana Toom, the Euro MP hostile to immersion, in the eye of the storm for defending Russian interests

Jüri Ratas, the former Prime Minister of Estonia, from the same party, has left the organization due to Toom's ties with pro-Kremlin activists.

Spanish police infiltration of pro-independence and social movements in Girona uncovered

Maria I. T. had a romantic relationship with Òscar C., a well-known pro-independence activist from Girona

Exposure of a Spanish police officer's infiltration of social movements in Barcelona

D. H. P. infiltrated homes, social centers, and Athenaeums for three years, of which he even had the keys.

Interview with Òscar Campos, the former partner of the last undercover agent of the Spanish police who was infiltrated in the pro-independence and social movements