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Catalan flags and a few EU flags on the Catalan national day – La Diada - in Barcelona (Photo: Olinta Lopez Rafel)

Catalan region renews call for independence

One and a half million people gathered in Barcelona on Tuesday (11 September) demanding independence from Spain. It was the biggest self-rule rally ever in Catalonia.

Under the slogan "Catalonia, a new state in Europe," people from across the region, from all social classes and of all ages met in central Barcelona swaying Catalan flags and a few EU flags on the Catalan national day - La Diada.

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Catalan flags and a few EU flags on the Catalan national day – La Diada - in Barcelona (Photo: Olinta Lopez Rafel)

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