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Barcelona demo demands release of independence leaders

Protesters wave pro-independence Catalan Estelada flags along with signs calling for the release of two separatist leaders during a demonstration in Barcelona on October 21, 2017. (AFP)

Kusai Kedri
Press TV, Barcelona

Hundreds of thousands take part in a demonstration in Barcelona to demand the release of two independence leaders jailed over sedition charges. Catalonia's standoff with Spain is on a dangerous path especially after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced he was pushing for special powers to take over control of the region and suspend its executives. Kusai Kedri reports.


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