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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
Hundreds of pro-independence Catalans take part in a rally in Plaça de Catalunya after the referendum vote. IMAGES
Scottish independence supporters hold a rally in Glasgow ahead of a Scottish parliamentary elections on Thursday. IMAGES
Catalan leaders in Barcelona hold a minute of silence in support of two people detained by Madrid amid the tensions spurred by a banned independence referendum held by Catalonia on October 1. The National Court in Madrid moved late Monday to keep Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sanchez behind bars on sedition charges, prompting hundreds of their supporters to take to the streets of Barcelona overnight in protest. IMAGES
Ten of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators pack central Barcelona to rally against plans by separatist leaders to declare Catalonia independent following a banned secession referendum. IMAGES
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