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Baltasar Garzón protest in Madrid

Some 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Madrid on Sunday (12 February) to support the embattled Spanish human rights judge Baltasar Garzón. Garzón was disbarred for 11 years on 9 February for secretly recording conversations between attorneys and prison detainees. Demonstrators shouted "Garzón, friend, Spain is with you".

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