'We Are Going to Do a Hong Kong'

Catalonians formed a group called sunami democratic in september, which suggested mass civil disobedience to defend catalonia's autonomy. Once their leaders were sentenced, protest broke out across the region, blocking traffic and assembling in multiple public spaces. At barcelona airport on monday, thousands occupied both the terminal and the roads outside the building,. eventually forcing the cancellation of at least 100 flights. Sunami democratic distributed some 130 boarding passes via the messaging apt telegram so that protesters could enter the airport. Simultaneous rallies were held in catalonia and hong kong. But as these activists expressed solidarity with one another, the governments oppressing them did the same thing.