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From left to right: Jordi Cuixart’s son with his mother, Txell Bonet, accompa- nied by Marc and Bertu, go to prison of Lledoners to pay a visit.
Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Catalonia. January 2019. Joan Mateu Parra
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Maruja, Jordi Cuixart’s mother, reads, in the presence of the whole family, a Christ- mas greeting letter written to her son. Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Catalonia. December 2018. Joan Mateu Parra
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Jordi Cuixar’t close friends who want to queue to assist at the trial of the cat- alan leader walk in the early morning in front of the Spanish Supreme Court. Madrid, Spain. February 2019. Joan Mateu Parra
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Ester Cuixart writes a letter to her brother. Ester writes a letter weekly to Jordi, they have authentic conversations through correspondence and talk about issues that even when they are seen in prison, they don't speak. This moment of writing the letter is a weekly connection with him, says Ester.
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Catalunya, June 2019. Joan Mateu Parra
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Jordi Cuixart’s family speaks with him on the phone. The call lasts 8 minutes.
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Catalonia. December 2018. Joan Mateu Parra
Public Story
La Condemna Invisible
Credits:
joan mateu
Date of Work:
10/31/18 - 09/30/20
Updated: 07/31/19
Jordi Cuixart is the president of Òmnium Cultural, a Catalan cultural association that works for its own language and culture and the national rights of Catalonia.
At the beginning of his trial in the Supreme Court, Jordi Cuixart has been in custody for more than one year and six months. The public prosecutor accuses him of rebellion and asks for him 17 years in prison for the events surrounding the referendum on self-de- termination in Catalonia on October 1.
This reportage shows how the family and friends of the Catalan leader live this situation.
I would like to thanks to Anna Surinyach for all her help in this project.
