Catalonia: demonstrations and riots continue to be condemned to leaders of independence

Hundreds of independent Catalans they mobilized again on Tuesday and cut off streets, highways and railways in protest conviction of many of its leaders to high prison terms for sedition pronounced by the Spanish Supreme Court.

Dozens of protesters blocked Barcelona's Gran Vía to the city center on the second day of protests against the conviction, and gathered in front of the Spanish government delegation.

Protesters also blocked the AP-7 motorway, connecting Spain to France, for about three hours, as well as several secondary routes.

In both Barcelona Airport, the epicenter of Monday's protests and incidents, regained normality after separatist groups blocked access in the midst of riots, forcing 110 flights to be canceled, while 45 have been today.

During the clashes on Monday, 131 people received help medical115 of them at the airport and the rest at other events in the area. One demonstrator was seriously injured in one eye, according to health sources.

The Spanish Ministry of the Interior investigates the self-proclaimed independence movementDemocratic Tsunami", who has no known manager and calls on social networks what he calls actions of "civil disobedience" of "non-violence" and mobilizations such as that of the Barcelona airport.

Student demonstrations and general strike Friday

The mobilization continues with student strikes and several mass marches across the territory on Wednesday, which must converge Friday in Barcelona, ​​coinciding with a "general strike" organized by several unions of sovereignty. The marches are organized by the Catalan National Assembly and the Cultural Omnium associations, promoters of large-scale events in recent years.

The former ANC leader, Jordi Sánchez, and the still-president of the Omnium, Jordi Cuixart, were among the nine separatists convicted on Monday for sedition of the secession attempt of Catalonia in 2017. The The judges sentenced him to nine years in prison.

In addition to the Jordis, two former councilors (regional ministers) received 10 years and a half; the former president of the regional parliament, 11 years and a half, and three other former advisers, 12 years for sedition aggravated for embezzlement.

The worst was the former number two separatist government, Oriol Junqueraswith 13 years by sedition and embezzlement.

As a result of this conviction, the prosecution has issued a new arrest warrant based on the same crimes against the former president of the region, Carles Puigdemont, who had fled to Belgium after the secession attempt.

The seven supreme judges considered that they had revolted the population to prevent compliance with judicial decisions and law enforcement when they organized an illegal referendum on self-determination on October 1, 2017 , followed by a declaration of secession on waste.

The socialist government of Pedro Sánchez, who prepares the legislative elections of November 10, has meanwhile been firm before the separatists. Sanchez insisted after the decision was made. And Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska insisted on Tuesday that his government would not consider "forgiveness".

According to a survey published in July by a Catalan government institute, 44% of the inhabitants of the region were in favor of secession and 48.3% against.

"We resist, we persist and we want to exercise our legitimate right to self-determination," said the president of the Catalan region, Quim Torra.