In Far-Flung Corners of the World, Catalan Secessionists Push for Support for Independence From Spain
Madrid tries to counter message, lobbying governments and dogging separatist events
By Matt Moffett
VILNIUS, Lithuania—The struggle between the Spanish government and
secessionists from the wealthy Catalonia region is playing out not just
at home, but in universities, parliaments and newsrooms around the
world. Recently the conflict zone was Vilnius University.