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Hong Kong and Catalonia: protest movements contrasting in style but similarly bound
- As two groups thousands of miles apart express common cause, how far do the comparisons stretch?
- Catalans voted for independence whereas Hong Kong protesters deny this is their aim – but their central governments’ stances are equally clear
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Hong Kong protests
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Protesters use fences as a barricade during clashes near the Police headquarters in Barcelona. Photo: AFP
Spain’s PM under pressure as Catalan separatists copy Hong Kong protest tactics
- Barcelona and other Catalan cities have been rocked by seven successive nights of protests since Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to jail
- Catalan separatists are openly copy tactics devised by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong
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Spain
Protesters use fences as a barricade during clashes near the Police headquarters in Barcelona. Photo: AFP