this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
86 points (98.9% liked)

World News

38500 readers
2734 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News [email protected]

Politics [email protected]

World Politics [email protected]


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Manhunt launched after separatist leader gives speech before disappearing.

Catalan police have locked down Barcelona in a bid to capture separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, who on Thursday briefly reappeared to address supporters in the city before vanishing.

During Operatiu Gabia, which translates to Operation Cage, police initially set up checkpoints at exits from Barcelona as they look for a vehicle in which the former Catalan president, who has been wanted by Spanish authorities since 2017, is said to be travelling. It has now extended the operation to all parts of Catalonia, with checkpoints on all highways, including the main highways that connect Catalonia and France.

“Hundreds of policemen to catch a political leader is not the typical action of a democracy but a regime in search of its public enemy number one,” a member of Puigdemont’s inner circle told POLITICO.

all 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago

Dude pulled a "now you see me, now you don't" He's probably back in France by now laughing.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

What a legend

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can we give him a Olympic medal in hide and seek?

He sneaked out in front of everyone while being recorded live.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Classic Blues Brothers move

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder how hard Catalan police are looking for a Catalan separatist. I know the Catalonians are split fairly evenly, but I don't know whether the local police are typically pro-separatists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I really like the German newspaper headline "Futschdemont" - "Futsch" rhymes with "Puig", and means "gone, vanished".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Cropped photo suggest he doing a 88 salute.