Catalans to hold unofficial independence vote - Europe - Al Jazeera English:
Residents of Spain's Catalonia region are to have their say on Sunday as to whether they want to live in an independent state.
The vote is non-binding and unofficial, as the Spanish government blocked an official referendum, calling it illegal.
Nonetheless, some Catalans already live as if they are part of a separate nation.
Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavanga reports from Barcelona.
