5 hours agoTensions in Barcelona following protests for and against Catalonia independence
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Thousands of people have protested pro and against Catalonia's independence, two days before the anniversary of last year's vote that polarised the valid Spanish region. Tensions are continuing to rise a year after the vote since Madrid was deemed illegal, but for the Catalonians it turned into a holiday. Pro-independence groups have stayed in tents during [...]
Tensions are continuing to rise a year after the vote since Madrid was deemed illegal, but for the Catalonians it turned into a holiday.
Pro-independence groups have stayed in tents during Friday night to prevent anti-independence protests.
Catalonya authorities said 1,000 people were injured after police had attempted to stop voting at the polling stations a year ago.
For several hours, the pro-independence group has cheered “neither forgiveness nor forgetting” facing protests against calling as “Long-lived Spain” The weekend is expected to pass with protests warned to mark Catalon's independence vote last year.
