Catalan Protesters Call General Strike Over Jailing Of Separatists

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 18: Protesters wave flags in the street as a general strike is called following a week of protests over the jail sentences given to separatist politicians by Spain’s Supreme Court, on October 18, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders were sentenced earlier this week to varying jail terms for sedition, in relation to the 2017 independence referendum. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)