Thousands demanded the freedom of imprisoned pro-independence Catalan leaders in front of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, in Barcelona, on Tuesday.
According to police reports, around 17,000 people took to the streets. Demonstrators switched on the torches on their mobile phones and held a minute silence in solidarity with the pro-independence leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, who have been in prison for the past three months.
Former President of Catalan National Assembly (ANC) Jordi Sanchez and the former President of Omnium Cultural Jordi Cuixart were sent to jail on October 16 by a High Court judge. The investigation into the pair stems from a September 20 protest in which a massive crowd blocked Spanish Civil Guard officers inside a government building in Barcelona. The judge ruled the two must remain in prison without bail.