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Thousands rally in Madrid in support for Spanish unity as a government notice officially deposed regional leader Carles Puigdemont and his deputy Oriol Junqueras after yesterday Catalan declaration of independence from Spain. IMAGES
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans gather to demand their region break away from Spain, in a show of strength three weeks ahead of an independence referendum banned by Madrid. IMAGES
"Luiggi's place is to be free," chants a demonstrator outside the Paris Tribunal at Batignolles in Paris. A few dozen people gather to support Luiggi, a student who was arrested on Tuesday evening after pro-Palestinian activists were evacuated from the Sorbonne university in Paris. IMAGES
As French President Emmanuel Macron and Spain's Pedro Sanchez ink a Franco-Spanish friendship treaty in Barcelona, thousands of pro-independence groups march towards the city's French Consulate in protest of the meet, shouting: "Independence!" and waving separatist flags. IMAGES
Catalan separatists flood the streets of Barcelona in a test of their strength ahead of fresh negotiations with the Spanish government. The protest coincides with Catalonia's national day, or "Diada", which commemorates the 1714 fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession and the region's subsequent loss of institutions. At its peak in 2014, the annual demonstration brought an estimated 1.8 million people onto the streets. IMAGES
Ex-Catalan leader and current MEP Carles Puigdemont denounces a "political persecution" and sees "a dark day for the European Parliament" as MEPs voted to lift his parliamentary immunity. SOUNDBITE
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