Barcelona saw more violent scenes on Saturday and Sunday, as protesters continued to demonstrate against the sentencing of nine Catalan separatist leaders
Police officers try to disperse hundreds of protesters in Urquinaona square in Barcelona on Saturday.Enric Fontcuberta (EFE)An officer hits a protester during this Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.Josep Lago (AFP)A moment of tension between protesters and officers during Saturday’s protest.Jon Nazca (REUTERS)Around 6,000 people took part in a protest on Saturday to call for the resignation of the regional interior minister, Miquel Buch.Enric Fontcuberta (EFE)Urquinaona square was the epicenter of the protests on Saturday. Protesters threw objects at police officers, while others tried to stop them from building barricades. "This is not the way," they said.Jesús Diges (EFE)A police officer tries to take down a barricade during Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.Juan Medina (REUTERS)A group of protesters at a sit-in in Urquinaona square in Barcelona on Saturday.Alvaro GarcíaA barricade is set on fire between Urquinaona square and Pau Claris street in Barcelona during a protest on Saturday against the Supreme Court ruling that sentenced nine Catalan separatists to jail.EUROPA PRESSThe protest on Saturday was called by the pro-independence groups, the Committees to Defend the Republic (CDR), and the anti-capitalist CUP party. In this photo, a protester holds a sign with the message: “We are peaceful people.”Álvaro GarcíaHundreds of people stand behind the police cordon near the city’s High Court of Justice during a protest in Barcelona on Saturday.Álvaro GarcíaProtesters take down a restaurant umbrella to use for a barricade during Saturday’s protest.Álvaro GarcíaProtesters clash with police during Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.Álvaro GarcíaProtesters organize a demonstration called ”Picnic for the Republic” in Barcelona on Saturday. In this photo, a protester holds a sign with the message: “The dictatorship is not reusable.”Álvaro GarcíaProtesters throw bags of trash in front of the security cordon outside the central government’s delegation headquarters in Barcelona on Sunday.Álvaro GarcíaProtesters take part in a demonstration on Sunday near Barcelona’s police headquarters.Álvaro García
