TENS of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Catalan independence referendum.
The Arc de Triomf was packed to the brim as independence supporters heard speeches condemning the Spanish state’s repression of the Catalan movement in wake of the 2017 referendum and demanding the right to self-determination for Catalonia.
The anniversary mobilisation came amidst the backdrop of the near collapse of the Catalan government as tension between the two coalition partners, ERC and JxCAT, reached breaking point last week.
