of Catalonia uses to organize the referendum. He called on his supporters and technologists from around the world to help expose the methods of work and implementation of censorship of the Spanish police and intelligence in relation to the press, voters and the authorities of the region.

Assange noted that the conflict in Catalonia has become the most significant Western confrontation "between people and the state after the fall of the Berlin Wall." The head of WikiLeaks added that people in 2017 use modern methods, ranging from VPN, proxy servers, "mirrors" and encrypted chat rooms to Internet surveillance, censorship on the network, and propaganda with the help of bots.

On Sunday, the authorities of Catalonia held a referendum on independence. About 90% of Catalans voted for independence from Spain, wroteRajoy said that the referendum in Catalonia fell through as most of the law-abiding citizens ignored him.

Despite the fact that the official Madrid keeps holding tough positions and is refusing to recognize the referendum, the European Parliament has already made a step towards the "rebels". The vice-president of the European Parliament, the Austrian European MP from the Green Party Ulrike Lunacek called the plebiscite "legal", saying: "As the example of Scotland showed, it should be held in agreement with Madrid." At the same time, the central government must finally stop the blockade of the dialogue." She said she was "shocked" by the fact that the Spanish guards, who report to the government of Rajoy, used rubber bullets, batons and tear gas against Catalan voters. "Together with the Greens