Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Hundreds of thousands of Catalonia independence supporters gathered in the streets of Barcelona on Saturday seeking the release of jailed regional leaders.
The demonstrators called for separatists -- like ousted President Carles Puigdemont, and leaders of the Catalan National Assembly and Omnium Cultural -- to be freed. Catalonia's pro-independence referendum vote led to Madrid taking control and placing the region's ousted leaders in pre-trial custody on charges of sedition and misusing public funds.