CATALANS RALLY FOR INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM FROM SPAIN (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, September 11, 2014, 21:21

Thousands of Catalans took part in the demonstration, held on Catalonia's National Day

Thousands of Catalans have rallied in Barcelona, Spain, demanding the right to hold a referendum on independence.

Participants, waving Catalan flags and wearing the flag's red and yellow colours, stood in a V-shape formation, indicating their desire for a vote.

Protesters were energised by Scotland's forthcoming independence referendum - and many also waved the Scottish flag.

The regional government has called a referendum for 9 November. The Spanish government says the vote is illegal.

"We want to decide our future. We don't understand why that is constantly denied," Victor Panyella, a professor taking part in the rally, told Reuters.

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