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Confrontations between the police and the protesters in Barcelona. AFP
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Weekend protests in Catalonia, in pictures

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Barcelona saw more violent scenes on Saturday and Sunday, as protesters continued to demonstrate against the sentencing of nine Catalan separatist leaders

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  • Police officers try to disperse hundreds of protesters in Urquinaona square in Barcelona on Saturday.
    1Police officers try to disperse hundreds of protesters in Urquinaona square in Barcelona on Saturday. EFE
  • An officer hits a protester during this Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.
    2An officer hits a protester during this Saturday’s protest in Barcelona. AFP
  • A moment of tension between protesters and officers during Saturday’s protest.
    3A moment of tension between protesters and officers during Saturday’s protest. REUTERS
  • Around 6,000 people took part in a protest on Saturday to call for the resignation of the regional interior minister, Miquel Buch.
    4Around 6,000 people took part in a protest on Saturday to call for the resignation of the regional interior minister, Miquel Buch. EFE
  • Urquinaona square was the epicenter of the protests on Saturday. Protesters threw objects at police officers, while others tried to stop them from building barricades. "This is not the way," they said.
    5Urquinaona square was the epicenter of the protests on Saturday. Protesters threw objects at police officers, while others tried to stop them from building barricades. "This is not the way," they said. EFE
  • A police officer tries to take down a barricade during Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.
    6A police officer tries to take down a barricade during Saturday’s protest in Barcelona. REUTERS
  • A group of protesters at a sit-in in Urquinaona square in Barcelona on Saturday.
    7A group of protesters at a sit-in in Urquinaona square in Barcelona on Saturday.
  • A barricade is set on fire between Urquinaona square and Pau Claris street in Barcelona during a protest on Saturday against the Supreme Court ruling that sentenced nine Catalan separatists to jail.
    8A barricade is set on fire between Urquinaona square and Pau Claris street in Barcelona during a protest on Saturday against the Supreme Court ruling that sentenced nine Catalan separatists to jail.
  • The protest on Saturday was called by the pro-independence groups, the Committees to Defend the Republic (CDR), and the anti-capitalist CUP party. In this photo, a protester holds a sign with the message: “We are peaceful people.”
    9The protest on Saturday was called by the pro-independence groups, the Committees to Defend the Republic (CDR), and the anti-capitalist CUP party. In this photo, a protester holds a sign with the message: “We are peaceful people.”
  • Hundreds of people stand behind the police cordon near the city’s High Court of Justice during a protest in Barcelona on Saturday.
    10Hundreds of people stand behind the police cordon near the city’s High Court of Justice during a protest in Barcelona on Saturday.
  • Protesters take down a restaurant umbrella to use for a barricade during Saturday’s protest.
    11Protesters take down a restaurant umbrella to use for a barricade during Saturday’s protest.
  • Protesters clash with police during Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.
    12Protesters clash with police during Saturday’s protest in Barcelona.
  • Protesters organize a demonstration called ”Picnic for the Republic” in Barcelona on Saturday. In this photo, a protester holds a sign with the message: “The dictatorship is not reusable.”
    13Protesters organize a demonstration called ”Picnic for the Republic” in Barcelona on Saturday. In this photo, a protester holds a sign with the message: “The dictatorship is not reusable.”
  • Protesters throw bags of trash in front of the security cordon outside the central government’s delegation headquarters in Barcelona on Sunday.
    14Protesters throw bags of trash in front of the security cordon outside the central government’s delegation headquarters in Barcelona on Sunday.
  • Protesters take part in a demonstration on Sunday near Barcelona’s police headquarters.
    15Protesters take part in a demonstration on Sunday near Barcelona’s police headquarters.