IT'S A COUP
« The head of the
Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell, has denounced Madrid’s decision to
transfer the powers from the regional authorities to the central
government as a “coup” as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of
Barcelona in protest. »
People wave Catalan separatist flags during a demonstration organised by
Catalan pro-independence movements ANC (Catalan National Assembly) and
Omnium Cutural, following the imprisonment of their two leaders Jordi
Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, in Barcelona © Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters