Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders start hunger strike
8 years agoPeople gather holding Catalan pro-independence 'estelada' flags during a demonstration to support Catalan pro-independence jailed leaders and politicians and called by 'Espai Democracia i Convivencia' platform that groups separatist collectives and unions in Barcelona on April 15, 2018. Thousands of people gathered in central Barcelona today for a march against the imprisonment of nine Catalan separatist leaders on "rebellion" charges. Many in the crowd, which massed the Parallel Avenue, one of the city's main streets, wore yellow scarves, sweaters or jackets -- the colour chosen to show solidarity with the jailed leaders.LLUIS GENE / AFP
Two jailed Catalan separatist leaders awaiting trial in a Spanish jail over their role in last year's failed independence bid began a hunger strike on Saturday, their lawyer said. Jordi…
