Hundreds of thousands of protesters demand release of jailed pro indy civical leaders

Around 200,000 people rallied in Barcelona calling for two pro-independence leaders to be released from jail. A court in Madrid said they implemented a "complex strategy" to push Catalonia towards independence.
Around 200,000 people gathered on Tuesday only in the city of Barcelona to protest against the detention of two pro-Catalan independence leaders on charges of sedition. Organizers said more rallies were planned.
Candle-lit demonstrations were also held in Girona, Reus, Tarragona, Lleida and other Catalan cities in protest at the Madrid-based National Court's Monday ruling to keep Jordi Cuixart, the head of the Catalan National Assembly, and Jordi Sanchez, the leader of the pro-independence organization Omnium Cultural, behind bars pending investigations into sedition charges.
Before the evening protests, Catalan government spokesman Jordi Turull said regional ministers would take part, but not Puigdemont. He called on people to remain calm. "It's the best tribute we can offer them," he said, referring to Sanchez and Cuixart.

The judge said both men had used social media to organize protests on September 20-21 to impede police who were trying to dismantle preparations for the October 1 independence referèndum.