A Catalan nationalist has vowed not to eat until either Scotland - or his own country - has declared independence.
David Raventos will begin his hunger strike outside the British Consulate in Barcelona on Tuesday.
The 46-year-old campaigner supports a unilateral declaration of independence or UDI for both countries. And he believes a declaration by one would provoke a similar move by the other.
Mr Raventos, pictured above, expects a backlash for his move. He said: "From this moment on I will be slandered, threatened , people around me will be pressured to speak badly of me, they will depict me as a mole of whoever it suits. They say I’m on en ego trip, that there’s money supporting me, that I need to be institutionalised.
"They will use everything legal or illegal against me. A simple human being with a conscience. My next days will be a nightmare. It will be just a step up from what they have been doing against me the last two years."
Catalonia has been refused the right to hold a Scottish-style referendum by the authorities in Madrid, who see any such move as unconstitutional.
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond this weekend again warned Catalans against UDI. Support for such a move is low in both Catalonia and Scotland. However, a petition backing UDI was launched at last year's Hope over Fear rally in Glasgow's George Square and signed by some 500 people.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel