Protests in Barcelona against suspension of Catalan autonomy – in pictures
Supporters of Catalan independence rallied on Saturday night to demand the release of the jailed secessionist leaders Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart after the Spanish government announced it would implement article 155 to impose direct rule from Madrid
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People wearing estelada flags depart following a demonstration for Catalan independence
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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People with estelada flags gather in front of the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya, which houses the Catalan presidency
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Demonstrators waving Catalan flags and signs calling for Europe to help
Photograph: Etienne De Malglaive/Getty Images
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Protesters rest in the centre of Barcelona
Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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People with Catalan independence flags strain to hear a 9pm statement by the regional president, Carles Puigdemont, on their smartphones
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Demonstrators gather in the city centre
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Protesters shout at a crew for TVE, the national Spanish broadcaster
Photograph: Etienne De Malglaive/Getty Images
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Protesters in estelada flags gather
Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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Banners unfurled as protesters gather in the city centre
Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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The Catalan regional president, Carles Puigdemont, attends the protest
Photograph: Enric Fontcuberta/EPA
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Pro-independence demonstrators take the subway to join the massive crowd
Photograph: Etienne De Malglaive/Getty Images
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Demonstrators hold up signs to demand the release of the imprisoned Catalan leaders Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Demonstrators call for the release of Sánchez and Cuixart
Photograph: Enric Fontcuberta/EPA
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Protesters wave Catalan independence flags as they demonstrate against the Spanish federal government’s move to suspend Catalan autonomy
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
