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Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Barcelona to Demand Freedom for Catalan Leaders

HeadlineApr 16, 2018

In Barcelona, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets Sunday to demand freedom for Catalan political prisoners—among them, nine Catalan leaders who are facing trial on charges of “rebellion,” after they helped organize a referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain last October.

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