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CATALONIA came to a near-standstill yesterday as workers staged a general strike in protest at police brutality during Sunday’s independence referendum.
Some 300,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona, police said, after trade unions and separatist groups urged workers to go on partial or full-day strikes.
Almost 900 people were injured on Sunday when riot police unleashed mayhem in an attempt to stop the referendum — deemed illegal by the Spanish government — from taking place.
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 50 years ago today November 20. JIM JUMP looks back at his blood-soaked rule and toxic legacy on Spain today
As unions sound the alarm on kafala-like dependence, FC Barcelona must decide whether their values extend beyond the pitch, writes KIVANC ELIACIK
