Thousands Rally in Catalonia Calling for Release of Pro-Independence Politicians

MADRID (Sputnik) – Thousands of protesters took to streets of the Spanish city of Barcelona, the capital of the Catalonia region, on Thursday, marking the one-year anniversary of the Spanish government raids in the run-up to the October 2017 regional independence vote and urging the authorities to release officials jailed in the referendum case.

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