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September 12, 2014

Hundreds of Thousands Rally for Catalan Independence from Spain 
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Hundreds of thousands of Catalans have flooded the streets of Barcelona
to demand a vote on independence from Spain. Turnout estimates ranged
from half a million to nearly two million people. The call for secession
was bolstered by next week's referendum in Scotland on independence from
the United Kingdom. Ahead of the march, Catalan President Artur Mas said
European leaders should accept a referendum on Catalan independence
scheduled for November.

Catalan President Artur Mas: "There are European leaders that accept the
referendum in Scotland, but don't accept at the same level the
referendum in Catalonia. And my question is: Is Catalonia a different
nation? It is a different nation, but it is also a nation. So if the
Scottish people have the right to decide their political future, why not
the Catalan people?"

 

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