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Tens of thousands waved pro-independence flags and went out into the streets of Barcelona which separatists see as the Catalan capital.

Tens of thousands of Catalans have rallied for independence from the rest of Spain in their first major mass gathering since the start of the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of Catalans have rallied for independence from the rest of Spain in their first major mass gathering since the start of the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of Catalans have rallied for independence from the rest of Spain in their first major mass gathering since the start of the pandemic.

SPAIN’s Supreme Court has opposed the granting of pardons to political and civic leaders jailed for their part in the Catalan independence push four years ago. Nine prominent pro-indy figures were jailed for between nine and 13 years after being found guilty of sedition following the 2017 bid to establish the Catalan republic. They include former vice-president Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sanchez, who was president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and Jordi Cuixart, who led Omnium Cultural, as well as former Catalan government ministers. However, legislation from 1870 leaves the ...