BARCELONA, Spain — Hundreds of thousands of people backing Catalonia’s bid to secede from Spain packed the streets in downtown Barcelona Saturday to demand the release of jailed separatist leaders. Many also held signs saying in Catalan “Freedom Political Prisoners” and wore yellow ribbons as a symbol of their demands. Family members of the jailed separatists read messages from their loved ones to the crowd at the conclusion of the march. The Catalan party is including other jailed leaders in its list for the regional parliament. Addressing the rally in Barcelona via a video message shown on a large screen, Puigdemont said: “We need you all to be very active.

Source: National Post November 11, 2017 16:17 UTC