In 2017 the Generalitat passed a motion that a referendum would be … Barcelona stores attacked in Pablo Hasel protests. Nine separatists who led the 2017 bid for Catalan independence were jailed for between nine and 13 years. About sharing. Demonstrations on Friday were mostly peaceful, but police in anti-riot gear clashed in the afternoon with young protesters hurling bottles, eggs and paint at the gates of the police headquarters in central Barcelona. They also said some were detained for looting.Protesters attacked shops on Barcelona's most prestigious shopping street, … He is facing a nine-month jail term for glorifying terrorism. Meghan: 'It's liberating... to be able to speak for yourself' Video, 00:01:43Meghan: 'It's liberating... to be able to speak for yourself', SpaceX ship lands safely... then explodes. The referendum, which was held in defiance of Spanish national court orders, resulted in over 900 people injured as the national police attempted to prevent Catalans from voting. Monday's protests have been called on online messaging apps by the Committees for the Defence of the Republic - local activist groups that emerged after the unauthorised vote on 1 October 2017. Phone: 973 17 293 131 … The Catalan government forewarned against plainclothes officers who may infiltrate gatherings to sow discord. Pro-Catalan independence activists have demanded Spain respect the results of the 2017 referendum, which was ruled unconstitutional by its top court. [1] In the small towns of Calella and Pineda de Mar, protests led some hotels to eject their Spanish police guests. [3], The Spanish police were a focal point of protest as a response to their actions during the referendum. Video, 00:00:50Spanish protests break out over jailed rapper, Why some Catalans want independence... and some don't. Sat 28 Jan 2017 19.05 EST. Share page. Video, 00:00:54Barcelona stores attacked in Pablo Hasel protests, Up Next. [3] Later that month, Catalonia declared its independence. Hundreds of thousands of people have brought the Spanish city of Barcelona to a standstill today after a general strike was announced. [14] Firefighters and the Catalan police acted in an improvised role as peacekeepers at some protests. Video, 00:00:35Hundreds at funeral for teen killed in Myanmar protests, Celebrating the world's largest female afro. [13], Protesters also sought to maintain momentum from the referendum. Sunday 8th October Massive peaceful demonstration and march in center of Barcelona on 8/10/2017 to oppose the independence of Catalonia region from Spain. Police have clashed with protesters in Barcelona in a flare-up of violence over the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their role in an illegal 2017 secession bid. Demonstrations began as peaceful protests on … Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators waving pro-independence flags and chanting “freedom for political prisoners” joined marches across Catalonia on Friday, the fifth day of protests against the jailing of nine separatist leaders over a failed bid to break away from Spain in 2017. Catalans responded with a cassolada protest, in which residents publicly made noise with pots and pans. Nine separatists who led the 2017 bid for Catalan independence were jailed for between nine and 13 years. Video, 00:00:54 Barcelona stores attacked in Pablo Hasel protests. Protests at the National Police Corps station in Barcelona continued from the day prior for its role in repressing the referendum. Video, 00:02:14, Why some Catalans want independence... and some don't, Is Facebook losing the boycott battle? Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:02:24, The 'vaccine hunters' helping older people get jabs. World News. Fifteen people were detained in Barcelona after police dispersed the crowd. Copy link. Copy link. Although many of the protests around the city have been … Hasel was arrested on Tuesday for insulting police and Spanish royalty in his song lyrics and tweets, igniting a debate over freedom of expression laws in Spain. Video, 00:01:52, 'What happens if there is another earthquake? [16] A month later, multiple Catalan groups called for another general strike against the Spanish government's actions against the Catalan independence process, to take place on 8 November,[17] which closed roads across Catalonia but was much smaller in scale than the general strike. Catalan separatists held a general strike on 3 October 2017 following Catalonia's referendum on independence two days earlier. Pro-Catalan independence activists have demanded Spain respect the results of the 2017 referendum, which was ruled unconstitutional by its top court. The violence galvanized separatist support for the strike, whose planning predated the crackdown, and led to endorsements from the Catalan government, the Catalan branches of the country's two largest labor unions, and pro-independence cultural groups. Share. [3], Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy remained unrepentant, but met with opposition parties in Madrid. [9][12] Barcelona's airport and most other large industries, however, ran without disruption. Spain is braced for more protests in Catalonia as anger mounts over jail terms meted out to pro-independence leaders in the region. W hile Tsunami Democràtic eventually called off protests, thousands remained both at the airport and in the Barcelona centre, where they continued to clash with police well past midnight. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Protests in support of a jailed rapper turned violent for a sixth consecutive night in Barcelona on Sunday.Protesters mostly dressed in black have hurled stones and other objects at police officers standing guard outside the National Police headquarters in the center of the Spanish city. Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, is expected in Barcelona on Monday to visit police officers injured.Clashes between protesters and police have injured 288 police officers and led to the arrest of 194 people, Spain’s acting interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, told reporters on Sunday. Demonstrations on Friday were mostly peaceful, but police in anti-riot gear clashed in the afternoon with young protesters hurling bottles, eggs and paint at the gates of the police headquarters in central Barcelona. That was when Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine politicians and activists to up to 13 years in jail for their role in a failed independence bid in 2017, prompting widespread anger in the region and sending shockwaves through Spain’s political landscape. After a wave of anti-tourism protests, the Spanish city of Barcelona … After a guilty verdict was released Monday morning, protesters took the streets, blocking the airport and the streets leading up to it. The nine-month sentence of Pablo Hasel, known for his virulently anti-establishment raps, has sparked a debate over freedom of expression in Spain as well as protests that have at times turned violent.About 6,000 demonstrators gathered in the city, local police said. Trolleys block an entrance at El Prat airport, outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. They also said some were detained for looting.Protesters attacked shops on Barcelona's most prestigious shopping street, … Video, 00:00:48SpaceX ship lands safely... then explodes, Hundreds at funeral for teen killed in Myanmar protests. [9][13] Many students and farmworkers participated. A fifth night of protests in Barcelona over the arrest of a rapper, convicted of criticizing the country's monarchy and glorifying a separatist group, turned violent Saturday with protesters throwing objects at police, setting fires and looting and vandalizing many luxury shops. Barcelona stores attacked in Pablo Hasel protests. The protests began after the Spanish Supreme Court decided to jail nine separatist leaders for their role in a failed 2017 independence referendum earlier this week, on charges including sedition. 3:00 Catalan protests: Thousands march in Barcelona calling for separatist leaders to be freed. Video, 00:00:47, Inflatable pig flies over Taiwan pork protest, What happens when a virus mutates? The nine had led a 2017 push for independence that triggered Spain's deepest political crisis in decades. Police have clashed with protesters in Barcelona in a flare-up of violence over the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their role in an illegal 2017 secession bid. [4], Police violence during the referendum galvanized Catalan unions and cultural associations in support of the general strike. The demonstrators answered a call by pro-independence civic groups to stage long-term street protests … image copyright EPA. It stemmed from a failed attempt in October 2017 to declare Catalonia’s independence from Spain, a move that the central government deemed illegal, and which led to the arrest of 12 separatist leaders. [9] The strike included the staff of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and Sagrada Família basilica, and Barcelona's football team, FC Barcelona. Barcelona is experiencing civil unrest in response to lengthy prison sentences handed to Catalan politicians for their participation in the Catalonian separatist movement. Related. Immediate effects of the strike included an emergency meeting called by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and a rare televised address by Spanish King Felipe VI that condemned Catalan disloyalty and notably did not mention police violence during the referendum. 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Fifteen people were detained in Barcelona after police dispersed the crowd. Abouyaaqoub fled the attack on foot, then killed another person in order to steal the victim's car to make his escape. Published 2 … Catalan separatists held a general strike on 3 October 2017 following Catalonia's referendum on independence two days earlier. [6] Universities canceled classes[3] and the large public market La Boqueria was nearly empty. [1] The national police enforcement attempted to prevent Catalans from voting in some locations with violent crackdowns[2][3] that resulted in about 900 people injured and separatist calls for a general strike. Barcelona erupted in protests yesterday, after courts handed out sentences of up to 13 years in prison to nine Catalan separatist leaders arrested for their role in staging a 2017 … [1] The first night of the strike, Puigdemont said that the Catalan government would declare independence within a week. Spain protests: Protests began in Barcelona on Monday, October 14 (Image: ... but it had its autonomy suspended for around seven months in 2017 by Madrid after a failed independence bid. [1][13][6][14] In one case, a protester who threw a beer can into riot police was surrounded by fellow protesters who chanted "We are a people of peace" and encouraged him to leave. Protesters took to the streets of Barcelona for the fifth consecutive night on Saturday following the arrest of Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel. That was when Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine politicians and activists to up to 13 years in jail for their role in a failed independence bid in 2017, prompting widespread anger in the region and sending shockwaves through Spain’s political landscape. Barcelona is the capital of Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, which has recently seen clashes between police and protesters angered by a Supreme Court decision to sentence nine separatist leaders to prison. Video, 00:02:24The 'vaccine hunters' helping older people get jabs. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 30: Anti-independence demonstrators march in protest against the independence referendum on September 30, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Despite high tensions, protests were civil, festive, and without incident, similar to prior pro-independence rallies. Catalan protests: Why is Barcelona burning? [1] The security forces deployed to Catalonia were put on standby for the upcoming week. It charged the state with aggressive violation of the public's "fundamental rights and democratic liberties". Section BBC News. One of Barcelona’s main tourist attractions, the multi-spired Sagrada Familia cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudi, was closed due to the protests, an official told Reuters. W hile Tsunami Democràtic eventually called off protests, thousands remained both at the airport and in the Barcelona centre, where they continued to clash with police well past midnight. [9] (Their national leadership,[9] however, advised Catalans against participating, adding that protests should be nationally coordinated. A match between Barcelona FC and rival Real Madrid was originally scheduled for Saturday, but the game was postponed due to the protests. Before being detained, he had barricaded himself inside the University of Lleida to try and avoid jail. About sharing. ADVERTISING. Demonstrators also protested the Spanish Delegation to Catalonia [ca][6] and showed broad contempt for the Spanish press, whom they accused of manipulative reporting and casting separatists as greedy and violent. It stemmed from a failed attempt in October 2017 to declare Catalonia’s independence from Spain, a move that the central government deemed illegal, and which led to the arrest of 12 separatist leaders. Ten arrested in Barcelona as protests over jailed rapper turn violent. Demonstrations began as peaceful protests on … Video, 00:01:55, Meghan: 'It's liberating... to be able to speak for yourself' Video, 00:01:43, Meghan: 'It's liberating... to be able to speak for yourself', SpaceX ship lands safely... then explodes. Barcelona protests: Hundreds of thousands to join rally after Catalan separatist leaders jailed. 17 August 2017. Share page. [3] On the first night of the strike, their union filed complaints: that the Catalan police had not fulfilled its duties by not enforcing the Spanish court ban of the referendum, and that 200 officers were kicked out of a Calella hotel following a threat from the town's mayor. Video, 00:02:44, Celebrating the world's largest female afro, The sea intruder causing havoc in Tasmania. On the afternoon of 17 August 2017, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain killing 13 people and injuring at least 130 others, one of whom died 10 days later on 27 August. [11] Separatists hoped that the strike would become a major demonstration, leading shop owners to shut down as protesters moved downtown. Last modified on Fri 1 Dec 2017 22.38 EST. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont announced that the regional government would declare unilateral independence, which it did later that month. ADVERTISING. Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced 12 prominent former Catalan politicians and activists to lengthly prison terms for their roles in a 2017 bid to gain Catalonia's independence, sparking protests across the wealthy Spanish region. [14], The strike led the Spanish Ministry of the Interior to call an emergency meeting,[1] and Spanish King Felipe VI to give a rare televised address that blamed Catalan leaders and the referendum for destabilizing the nation and showing "disloyalty towards the powers of the state—a state that represents Catalan interests." ', Life under Antarctic ice 'shouldn't be there' Video, 00:01:59, Life under Antarctic ice 'shouldn't be there', The 'vaccine hunters' helping older people get jabs. Video, 00:02:04The sea intruder causing havoc in Tasmania, One-minute World News. Separatist groups have called for supporters to rally in Barcelona on Oct. 26, the planned date of the match. Ten people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday for assaulting police officers in fresh unrest over the jailing of a rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Video, 00:02:44Celebrating the world's largest female afro, The sea intruder causing havoc in Tasmania. The police union asked Spanish politicians to protect or withdraw those stationed in Catalonia. [3] Crowds sang Catalan singer Lluís Llach's "L'Estaca" and the Catalan anthem, "Els Segadors". [5] Smaller unions planned the strike in advance of the referendum[6][7] and their efforts were compounded by strike endorsements given the night of the referendum from pro-independence cultural organizations Òmnium Cultural and the Catalan National Assembly as the vote was tallied. The Barcelona protests triggered by the arrest of Pablo Rivadulla Duró, known artistically as Pablo Hasél turned violent as they flooded the streets for the fifth consecutive night on Saturday. Video, 00:02:14Why some Catalans want independence... and some don't. The capital of Catalonia, Barcelona, entered the seventh day of protests on Sunday. The protests began after the Spanish Supreme Court decided to jail nine separatist leaders for their role in a failed 2017 independence referendum earlier this week, on charges including sedition. The Barcelona protests triggered by the arrest of Pablo Rivadulla Duró, known artistically as Pablo Hasél turned violent as they flooded the streets for the fifth consecutive night on Saturday. world; europe ’Chaos’: Violence takes over Barcelona as protests paralyse Catalonia. About 350,000 people have protested in Barcelona over the jailing of separatist leaders from Spain's Catalonia region, police say. The nine-month sentence of Pablo Hasel, known for his virulently anti-establishment raps, has sparked a debate over freedom of expression in Spain as well as protests that have at times turned violent.About 6,000 demonstrators gathered in the city, local police said. Some wore the Estelada (separatist flag) in yellow, red, and blue. Protests descend into chaos as crowds clash with police at Barcelona’s airport ... four-month trial proved the 2017 secession attempt had become “a shipwreck”. ... December 5, 2017. By 9:30 a.m., the Barcelona bus and subway systems were almost entirely halted. Video, 00:00:50, Spanish protests break out over jailed rapper, Why some Catalans want independence... and some don't. [6] Some shops were forced to close by protesters who graffitied "strikebreakers" on their storefronts. Video, 00:04:41, Inflatable pig flies over Taiwan pork protest. Barcelona has witnessed daily pro-secession protests since Oct. 14. Xavier García Albiol, the leading Catalan figure of the Spanish prime minister's party, was booed when voicing his support of the Spanish police in Pineda de Mar. Ten people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday for assaulting police officers in fresh unrest over the jailing of a rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Barcelona erupted in protests yesterday, after courts handed out sentences of up to 13 years in prison to nine Catalan separatist leaders arrested for their role in staging a 2017 … [15], Red Pepper said that the action was "perhaps the first large-scale workers' strike against state repression in Europe for over 40 years" with solidarity between workers across professions: dockworkers refusing to accommodate armed police boats, firefighters protecting demonstrators, and farm workers creating blockades with tractors. What happens when a virus mutates? A fellow activist in Raval's social movement, Gala Pin, underlined this shift toward turning the district into a hive of dissidence and creativity (Degen, 2017;Salazar et al., 2019). Is Facebook losing the boycott battle? 2 November 2017. [1][3] By the time of the strike, the Catalan government was awaiting final referendum results before acting on what they had preliminarily announced as 90 percent support from about 2.3 million voters. Video, 00:01:52'What happens if there is another earthquake? Published 20 February. Pablo Hasel: Luxury stores looted and vehicles ablaze in Barcelona protests, Barcelona stores attacked in Pablo Hasel protests. The former Catalan president fled and is in exile in Belgium. [1] For legal reasons, the labor unions additionally referred to the strike as a labor dispute, despite its political purpose. The nine had led a 2017 push for independence that triggered Spain's deepest political crisis in decades. Video, 00:00:40One-minute World News, 'What happens if there is another earthquake?' [3] The spokesman for his party derided the "political" strike, compared the separatist function to Nazi indoctrination,[1] and called for Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont to be banned from public office. [8][10] They called for three million Catalans, including business owners, workers, and the self-employed, to withhold their work and bring Catalonia to a halt. The legitimacy of a declarative result was disputable for reasons of general population turnout, voter rolls, and independent confirmation. Read about our approach to external linking. [6] Puigdemont, in turn, charged the Spanish government with returning to the authoritarian dictatorship of Franco. [14] Posts on social media encouraged peaceful protest and resistance to incitement. Spain protests: Protests began in Barcelona on Monday, October 14 (Image: ... but it had its autonomy suspended for around seven months in 2017 by Madrid after a failed independence bid. close. Video, 00:00:35, Hundreds at funeral for teen killed in Myanmar protests, Celebrating the world's largest female afro. image copyright EPA. 17 August 2017. [6][3] A manifesto from the Board for Democracy, read from atop a car, called for withdrawal of Spanish security forces and more dialogue in lieu of force. Farmers blocked highways with their tractors. [6] Demonstrators gathered before the region's town halls before a planned action at 6 p.m.[6] Barcelona city police later estimated the city's crowd to be 700,000 people in size. Video, 00:02:04, The sea intruder causing havoc in Tasmania, 'What happens if there is another earthquake?' [8] Supporters ultimately included the Catalan government[1] and the Catalan branches[9] of Spain's largest unions:[5] the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) and Workers' Commissions (CCOO). Phone: 973 17 293 131 … He did not mention the police violence during the referendum, the main cause for the strike. Video, 00:00:47Inflatable pig flies over Taiwan pork protest. [6] In one instance, the Catalan police defused a volatile standoff by convincing the Spanish police to leave. The referendum, which was held in defiance of Spanish national court orders, resulted in over 900 people injured as the national police attempted to prevent Catalans from voting. [6] By midday, in Barcelona, tens of thousands of people occupied the city's major streets—Avinguda Diagonal, Gran Via, Via Laietana—en route to the major demonstrations at the city's administrative center, Plaça Sant Jaume, and the intersection of Barcelona's other city squares at Ronda de la Universitat. Barcelona protests rage for 3rd day over jail sentences for Spain's Catalan separatists. Spanish protests break out over jailed rapper. The former Catalan president fled … ... December 5, 2017. [5] At the time of the strike, Catalonia represented a fifth of the Spanish gross domestic product, comparable in size to the Chilean economy. After a wave of anti-tourism protests, the Spanish city of Barcelona … © 2021 BBC. Video, 00:00:54, Barcelona stores attacked in Pablo Hasel protests, Up Next. Subsection Europe. Spanish protests break out over jailed rapper. Video, 00:00:48, SpaceX ship lands safely... then explodes, Hundreds at funeral for teen killed in Myanmar protests. world; europe ’Chaos’: Violence takes over Barcelona as protests paralyse Catalonia. Close A general strike has been called in Catalonia on Friday, marking the end of a week of protests … The leaders of the separatist movement are divided over how to revive a movement that came to an abrupt and chaotic halt in October 2017, when Spain’s central government imposed a … The violence galvanized separatist support for the strike, whose planning predated the crackdown, and led to endorsements from the Catalan government, the Catalan branches of the country's two larges… [1] Catalonia's railway company suspended service, the national railway ran minimally, and the ports of Barcelona and Tarragona closed, as did places of work from small stores to the large, wholesale food-trading market Mercabarna. [7]) Together, the dozens of pro-independence groups were known as the Taula per la Democràcia, or Board for Democracy. As darkness descended on the streets of Barcelona, the mostly peaceful protests that paralyzed the Catalan city in northern Spain on Friday broke out into chaos and violence. [7], The labor union Intersindical-CSC called for a follow-up general strike a week later—from 10 to 16 October—which it later retracted. Catalonia held a contentious referendum on its independence from Spain on Sunday, 1 October 2017, against orders from the Spanish central government. Updated on: October 17, 2019 / 4:14 AM / CBS/AP Video, 00:04:41Is Facebook losing the boycott battle? Tuesday 10th October Demonstration planned on Passeig de Lluís Companys at 6pm in support of possible Unilateral Declaration on Independence by Spanish regional Catalan parliament. 3:00 Catalan protests: Thousands march in Barcelona calling for separatist leaders to be freed. While protesters targeted Spanish police and national government sites, other effects included suspended public transportation and port activities, canceled university classes, and closed businesses small and large. Barcelona protests for jailed Catalan leaders. The demonstrators answered a call by pro-independence civic groups to stage long-term street protests … Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators waving pro-independence flags and chanting “freedom for political prisoners” joined marches across Catalonia on Friday, the fifth day of protests against the jailing of nine separatist leaders over a failed bid to break away from Spain in 2017. [14], The union of the Spanish military police compared circumstances in Catalonia to the violent 1981 peak of the Basque conflict, in a warning to police.