#catalanreferendum

Thousands are protesting in Barcelona, blocking off major streets and the Sagrada Familia basilica. The protests come after 9 people got jail sentences for organizing a Catalonia independence vote.

Thousands of others are marching on highways from other towns to join them.

Police have arrested 110 people for protesting in Catalonia this week over the jailing of local activists and leaders.

At least 100 have been wounded, including a teen hit by a police van and a protester who lost an eye.

What's going on in Catalonia?

▪️ It is a semi-autonomous part of Spain

▪️ Opinion is split ~50/50 on independence

▪️ After a controversial 2017 vote, leaders declared independence

▪️ This week, Spain's supreme court sentenced leaders who organized the vote to jail

“Peixos grocs”.

THIS IS HOW THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT TRIES TO STOP A REFERENDUM!! THEY ARE BEATING AND DRAGGING PEACEFUL PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST SITTING ON THE FLOOR PROTECTING THEIR POLLING PLACES. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST! I don’t know if in other countries you’ll be able to see these images on the news, that’s why it’s important that you share this video

I'm sorry to use this blog for this but I'm Catalan and if u turn on the TV you'll see what the Spanish gov is doing to us.

They are my people. We are not terrorists, we are not protestants, we are not a criminal organization. We are Catalans, normal and unarmed people. We are not doing anything illegal. We are VOTING we just want to express our wish to be independent to run away from all this brutalism.

An illegal referendum as they say is antidemocratic.

They are beating us they are mistreating us we are paceful no-one is attacking nor harming anyone. Violence is not necessary. There is old people bleeding, kids crying, others thrown away like if they were trash.

Votarem, 29/09/2017