2019/09/29

12,000 people march in Sabadell demanding release of Catalans jailed for their ideas





More than 12,000 people - according to local police - have called for the release of the seven pro-independence activists who were jailed this week after a controversial operation by Spain's Civil Guard against pro independence Catalans. The rally took place yesteday afternoon in the Catalan city of Sabadell, organized by the Llibertat Detingudes 23S support platform for the prisoners, as well as Alerta Solidària, the group of lawyers representing the jailed activists.

The mobilization - called under the slogan "Freedom for those arrested, the repression doesn't stop us" - began at six in the afternoon outside the Sabadell courthouse and marched to the city centre and town hall. It was led by family members and friends of the imprisoned activists, who chanted "You're not alone" and "We are all CDRs" - referring to the Committees to Defend the Republic pro-independence protest groups, in which the seven participated.

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