Spain: Catalan independence movement picket French consulate over arrests

W/S Catalan independence supporters protest in front of French consulate, Barcelona
M/S Protesters chanting with leaflets
M/S Protesters with leaflets
C/U Leaflet (French): "Freedom? Equality? Fraternity? Where?"
SOT, Jordi, protester (Catalan): "[We are here] to protest against French and Spanish police action against those who want independence or at least a referendum."
W/S Police in front of French consulate
M/S Police in front of French consulate
C/U Police in front of French consulate
SOT, protester (Catalan): "They (police) used gas, made a lot of detentions so, as always, very bad."
M/S Protesters with banner
C/U Banner
M/S Protesters chanting
M/S Leaflets
W/S Protest chanting
M/S Protesters
C/U Protester chanting holding leaflet
M/S Protest
M/S Protesters
W/S Protest
SOT, Dolors, protester (Catalan): "They forced us, they forced us, they took us here."
W/S Protesters
M/S Protesters
M/S European Union and French flag
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Supporters of Catalan independence protested outside France's consulate in Barcelona on Tuesday after police made several arrests during the blockade of the Spain-France border organised by pressure group 'Democratic Tsunami'.
French police arrested 18 protesters while evicting demonstrators at the La Jonquera border point on Tuesday morning.
The autonomous region has been in the grip of mass protests since mid-October after a court handed lengthy prison sentences to Catalan politicians.