Thousands of pro-independence protesters rallied in Barcelona on Tuesday, October 16, to mark the first anniversary of the jailed leaders of Catalonia's largest separatist organizations.

People marched in protest against leaders who brought the region to the brink of independence last year.

A video uploaded to social media shows police in Kreuzberg, Berlin hitting and kicking a man as several officers pinned him to the ground on September 27.

Thousands of Catalan separatists marched in Girona on Monday, marking the first anniversary of the contested independence referendum.

Pro-independence protesters have blocked major roads and railway lines across Spain's Catalonia during the first anniversary of the region’s banned independence referendum.

More than 5,000 people attended a demonstration in the separatist stronghold of Girona on Sunday to demand Spanish police forces leave Catalonia.

A pro-Catalan independence rally drew thousands of protesters in central Barcelona on Saturday.

Catalan independence supporters have scuffled with police as protests marked the first anniversary of the region's independence referendum.

Thousands gathered in Barcelona to mark the first anniversary of a police raid on Catalan government offices in the Mediterranean city, a move that sparked a huge demonstration ahead of a banned vote on a split from Spain.

Barcelona have started their UEFA Champions League campaign with a comfortable 4-nil victory over Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, thanks to Messi's stunning hat trick.