Catalans have staged numerous protests and occupied polling stations to secure their right to vote. Over six thousand ballot boxes will be used, and there are more than 2,300 polling stations across the region. Google blocks Catalan independence info app following Spanish court ruling The referendum was not authorized by federal authorities and the country’s […]
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Madrid struggles to close Catalonia polling stations on eve of referendum
Colombia’s Democratic Center and Uribe demand referendum to end peace process
nsnbc : Colombia’s Democratic Center party and ex-president Alvaro Uribe demand an end to the ongoing peace process between the demobilized FARC-EP, now active as […]
Catalonia Bonds Collapse As Police Warn Of Chaos If Referendum Canceled
While the Catalan people prepare to decide whether to break with Spain, the bond market appears to have already made its mind up as Catalonia bonds decouple from Spanish sovereign yields. Catalonia Bonds expiring next year have seen yields spike over 2% – the highest in over a year – and more than 230bps […]
Kurdistan – what the referendum is hiding
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Referendum Blues: The Issue of an Independent Kurdistan
Dr Can Erimtan21st Century Wire Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (aka the Prez) and his Justice and Development Party (or AKP) have been steering the state founded by Mustafa Kemal [Atatürk] (1881-1938) into distinctly Islamic waters for quite some time now… and as Turkey houses the largest percentage of Kurds in the region (14.7 million according to […]
Leader’s Top Aide: Iraqi Kurdistan referendum orchestrated by US, Israel
FNA- Iranian Supreme Leader’s top aide for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati blasted the US and Israel for attempts to stir tension among the regional nations by orchestrating an independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. “The Americans are behind the scene and the Israelis are on the scene of the referendum as they have […]
U.S. disappointed by Kurdistan referendum but relations will not change
nsnbc : The U.S. State Department noted that it is deeply disappointed by Kurdistan over its independence referendum on September 25 but that its […]
Kurdish referendum lacking logic: Iran
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi criticized the unilateral move by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum on Monday and said it took place without the necessary prudence. “Our stance is clear, the move (independence referendum) occurred at an improper time and lacked the necessary logic,” Qassemi said at his […]
Leader’s Top Military Aide: Referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Region to foment tension
FNA- Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that the referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region will stir long-term tensions and war, and urged Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria to take practical moves against the referendum. “The referendum in Kurdistan region is a policy of fomenting long-time tensions […]
Turkey: KRG independence referendum to cause catastrophe
MNA – Turkey once again on Sunday emphasized that planned referendum in northern Iraq should be cancelled and not postponed. “We demand cancellation of the referendum so that it will not be held at a later date,” Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said during the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s district congress in […]
Amidst Universal Opposition To KRG Referendum, Israel Stands By Kurds
With the September 25th scheduled Kurdish Referendum in Iraq less than a week away, nations worldwide including; the US, UK, France, UN, Iran, and Iraq have expressed their objection and dissent and are calling for its suspension. All except for Israel, a lone supporter, and longtime friend of the Kurds. However, this doesn’t seem to have […]
Spain Tense As Catalonia Plans Independence Referendum
BARCELONA, Spain — A battle over the future of Spain is intensifying as conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the central government in Madrid are on a collision course with a left-wing separatist movement in Catalonia, the country’s richest region, over a planned referendum on independence, which Spanish high courts have declared illegal and many fear […]
Kurdistan independence referendum will not be postponed: High Referendum Council
nsnbc : The High Referendum Council in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR) of Iraq asserted that the referendum on the region’s independence will be […]
Spanish national police cracks down on Catalonian independence referendum, arrests politicians
nsnbc : Spanish national police have cracked down on Catalonia, stormed ministries and buildings of the Catalonian regional government and arrested politicians in an […]
Iran’s Larijani: Iraq’s neighbors opposed to Kurdish independence referendum
Tasnim – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Iraq’s central government and its neighboring countries, including Iran, are strongly opposed to a unilateral plan by the semi-autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum. “I believe that holding the referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region would be to the detriment of the people,” Larijani said in […]
Ahead of Kurdistan independence referendum, Turkey launched military “drills” on Iraqi border
nsnbc : Turkey’s military has launched an exercise on the Turkey – Iraq border. The exercise started on September 18, one week before the […]
Iran backs Iraqi talks on referendum: FM spokesman
IRNA – Iran is interested in mediating between Iraqi Kurdistan region and Baghdad on the issue of referendum, Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said on Monay. Iran supports the talks already started between Iraq’a Irbil and Baghdad, and hopes that the negotiations will result in positive outcomes, Bahram Qasemi said in his weekly press briefing. Iran’s […]
Spain’s Constitutional Court suspends Catalonia’s independence referendum
nsnbc : Spain’s Constitutional Court, on Thursday, suspended the call for a referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain after agreeing to review an appeal […]
Iran warns officials in Kirkuk over decision to join Kurdistan independence referendum
nsnbc : The Foreign Ministry of Iran, on Wednesday, warned officials from Iraq’s Kirkuk province that Tehran views the decision to have the province […]
Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum risks civil war: Turkish FM
Press TV- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to “civil war” in the conflict-stricken Arab country. “In that country (Iraq), which has been through so many problems, a referendum on independence can make the situation even worse,” Cavusoglu […]
Commission approves dates for Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum and elections
nsnbc : The High Electoral and Referendum Commission of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq will officially set the dates for presidential and parliamentary […]
Gorran wants to see Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum postponed
nsnbc : The Gorran (Change Movement) in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq (KAR) wants to see the Iraqi – Kurdish leadership to postpone […]
US Secretary of State calls on Kurdistan independence referendum to be postponed
nsnbc : US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Massoud Barzani, President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR) to delay a referendum on […]
Top US diplomat demands delay of Iraqi Kurdistan referendum
Press TV- The US secretary of state has called on the leader of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, to delay a controversial referendum on independence from the mainland slated for next month. In a telephone call on Friday, Rex Tillerson said Washington “would want for the referendum to be postponed and that the issues […]
US firmly opposes Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum on September 25: McGurk
nsnbc : Brett McGurk, the United States’ envoy to the anti-ISIS coalition, said the US’ government is firmly opposed to the referendum on the […]
Russia’s positive view on Iraqi – Kurdistan independence referendum encouraging: Hoshyar Zebari
nsnbc : Hoshyar Zebari, a member of the Kurdistan High Referendum Council in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq said the Russian view of […]