Catalans Take to Streets to Push Forward Independence Claim
- Regional president waits to trigger separation process
- Unions protest police violence during Sunday’s referendum
Spain Doubles Down on Catalonia
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Separatist activists are taking to the streets of Barcelona on Tuesday to press home their demands for independence after winning an illegal referendum at the weekend.
Public transport and shops were closed as demonstrators gathered in the center of the Catalan capital to protest the police violence that marked Sunday’s vote and reinforce their demands for a split with Spain. Photographs published on social media showed traffic backed up behind protesters on one of the main highways connecting Catalonia with the rest of Spain. Roads are blocked in 48 places in the region, the Spanish traffic agency said.