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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
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
Violent clashes erupt between police and protesters who are blocking access to Barcelona airport after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine of their leaders to heavy jail terms over the failed 2017 independence bid. IMAGES
The last day of the high-stakes trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their role in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid begins in Madrid after four months of hearings. IMAGES
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
Oriol Junqueras' lawyer, Andreu van den Eynde, delivers plea in the final hearings in the trial of 12 Catalan leaders. Catalonia's former vice-president Oriol Junqueras risks up to 25 years in jail, the heaviest sentence. The Catalan separatist have been on trial since February 12 over their role in organising a referendum on secession, despite a court ban, which was followed by a short-lived declaration of independence in October 2017. IMAGES