Thousands of independence supporters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the Supreme Court ruling that sentenced nine Catalan separatists to prison
Police charge against protesters outside the central government‘s delegate headquarters in Barcelona during a demonstration organized by the Committees for the Defense of the Republic (CDR), a pro-independence group.Julián RojasPolice clash with protesters near the central government‘s delegate headquarters in Barcelona.Julián RojasA demonstrator burns the Spanish flag at a protest in Barcelona.PAU BARRENA (AFP)A protester throws a garbage bin during a protest organized by the CDR against the Supreme Court ruling.Massimiliano MinocriThree protesters throw objects into a bonfire during a demonstration in Barcelona.Massimiliano MinocriProtesters light fires during clashes with police in Barcelona.LLUIS GENE (AFP)A pro-independence protester carries an object past a burning barricade during clashes that erupted after the Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison over their roles in the 2017 breakaway attempt.Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Wire/dpaA separatist demonstrator puts a scooter into a fire during a protest in Barcelona.Albert Gea (REUTERS)A policeman uses a fire extinguisher on a burning barricade during clashes with protestors in Barcelona.Bernat Armangue (AP)Pro-independence supporters take to the streets of Barcelona, on the second day of protests against the Supreme Court ruling.Massimiliano MinocriA protester holds a sign encouraging similar actions to the ones that landed nine secessionist leaders in prison for sedition following their trial at the Supreme Court.Javier MartínHundreds of people gather at Font square outside Tarragona City Hall to protest the Supreme Court ruling.Josep Lluís SellartHundreds or protesters gather outside the central government‘s delegate headquarters in Barcelona.ALBERT GEA (REUTERS)Protesters block off traffic in Universitat square in the center of Barcelona.JULIÁN ROJASAn impromptu soccer game on the C-25 road near Gurb, Catalonia.Albert Alemany
