France: Protesters demand recognition of Catalan language in Perpignan

• published: 08 Nov 2014
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Video ID: 20141108-029 M/S Exhibition against France M/S Banner M/S People wearing Catalan flags as capes M/S People with Catalan flag and 'prisoners home' flag from the Basque country M/S Banner on the ground M/S People marching with a banner W/S People marching with Popular Unity Candidates banner and its spokesperson David Fernandez W/S Protesters with banner W/S Protesters with an anti-racist banner W/S Protesters holding signs of voting urns W/S People forming a human tower W/S Demonstrators and a police car M/S Person holding up a ballot paper W/S Protesters outside the departmental prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales M/S Fernandez putting a ballot into a box W/S Demonstrators passing a courthouse W/S End of the march SCRIPT Around 1,000 protesters marched through the streets of Perpignan, Saturday demanding that French authorities recognise the Catalan language. During the march protesters passed the prefecture building of the Pyrénées-Orientales, a French region which some refer to as ‘Northern Catalonia’ or ‘French Catalonia.’ Catalan is spoken in the region, and the Perpignan municipality promotes its use, however it has no legal status or standing. The protesters also organised a mock vote on land reform, a process which is currently being undertaken in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Surveys indicate that 83 percent of the population of the Pyrénées-Orientales would like Catalan to be taught in schools. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://google.com/+RuptlyTV Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv