Hundreds of supporters of imprisoned separatist leaders took to the AP-7 motorway between Aiguaviva and Girona for the second day in a row on October 16, as protests continued in Catalonia. The protests were in objection to the Spanish Supreme Court’s decision to sentence separatist leaders, including Pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont, to up to 13 years in prison on charges of sedition. Barcelona’s police force, the Mossos, confronted protesters in the streets on Tuesday, hitting people with batons, launching tear gas, and making arrests, according to local reports. Protesters lit fires and pulled trash bins into the streets. Credit: XavierGironi via Storyful
