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Catalan Parliament Condemns Islamophobic Chants at SpainEgypt Match

The vote signals a push to treat anti‑Muslim taunts as hate speech, not stadium banter.

Overview

  • Lawmakers approved the PSC motion Thursday with 106 votes from PSC, Junts, ERC, Comuns and CUP.
  • The PSC refused a PP amendment to also denounce whistles at Spain’s anthem, so PP and Vox voted against the motion.
  • Vox deputy Alberto Tarradas defended the chant and referenced “deporting” ERC’s Najat Driouech, prompting President Josep Rull to refer his conduct to the deputies’ statute commission.
  • The motion urges the Catalan government and sports bodies to promote human rights, anti‑racism and non‑discrimination, including awareness work in grassroots sport.
  • Police in Catalonia and FIFA are investigating the RCDE Stadium incident, and no sanctions have been issued so far.