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Protesters flock to Barcelona wrapped in Spanish flags to rally against plans by separatist leaders to declare Catalonia independent following a banned secession referendum. IMAGES
Ten of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators pack central Barcelona to rally against plans by separatist leaders to declare Catalonia independent following a banned secession referendum. IMAGES
Protesters fill the streets of Barcelona to rally against the jailing of nine separatist leaders for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid. Scores of people have been hurt and dozens arrested in two nights of clashes between protesters and police in Barcelona and other Catalan cities IMAGES
Hundreds of pro-independence Catalans take part in a rally in Plaça de Catalunya after the referendum vote. IMAGES
Catalan separatists flood the streets of Barcelona in a test of their strength ahead of fresh negotiations with the Spanish government. The protest coincides with Catalonia's national day, or "Diada", which commemorates the 1714 fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession and the region's subsequent loss of institutions. At its peak in 2014, the annual demonstration brought an estimated 1.8 million people onto the streets. IMAGES
Pro-Catalan independence protesters take to the streets after the European Parliament waives immunity of Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan MEPs. IMAGES