Catalan Police carried out extreme attacks on peaceful protesters in Plaza Cataluña. It was suposed to be just for cleaning, but the police attacked demonstrators with sticks and rubber bullets indiscriminately. Barcelona, Spain. 27th May 2011.
Today the Catalan police has attacked very hard against the peacful Indignados in Plaza Cataluña. It was suposed to be just for cleaning,but all the goods from the protest (computers, kitchens, food, tents, petrol, generators...) had been removed too.
As there was no cooperation from the Indignados to leave the square, the police has attacked indiscriminately to all these people that was in Plaza Cataluña and surroundings. They have hit hard with the stick against men, women and chiuldren, and shooted rubber bullets. One of this rubber bullets injured very seriously one woman, that is fighting against death in the hospital Clinic. The people has continued protesting peacfully. They have surrounded the poice in the square and made presure to expuls them out of the square.
Around 99 injured, only two of them police.
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Great set of images - take care of yourself when out shooting these protests.







































































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