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Added on the 01/12/2017 14:00:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Barcelona, Jun 23 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE) The nine jailed Catalan separatist leaders pardoned by the Spanish government started to leave the prisons where they were serving sentences of nine to 13 years in jail for their involvement in the illegal and ill-fated referendum and declaration of independence in 2017. FOOTAGE OF THE CATALAN SEPARATIST LEADERS LEAVING THE LLEDONERS PRISON
The high-stakes trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their role in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid is due to wrap up after four months of hearings. IMAGES
Catalan separatists summoned by a Spanish judge to hear charges against them over the region's independence drive arrive at the Supreme Court in Madrid. IMAGES
Violence between protesters, counter-protesters, and police in Washington, DC, and Olympia, Washington, led to four stabbings and one shooting. Business Insider reports four people were stabbed during a pro-Trump rally in Washington DC while another was shot in Olympia, Washington. Business Insider reports the four stabbing victims are in critical condition. The condition of the shooting victim remains unknown. The rallies were held the day after the Supreme Court rejected a bid to overturn the election results following President Donald Trump's latest legal challenge. The clashes came two days before the electoral college results are expected to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win.
Pro-independence demonstrators gather in Barcelona. Catalonia has been gripped by unrest since the controversial Supreme Court verdict on October 14 which unleashed a week of huge demonstrations that quickly turned violent, with angry protesters clashing with riot police. IMAGES