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22/10/2017 GMT

Catalan Leader: 'Respect Our Rights'

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Catalan leader makes passionate appeal for the defence of Catalonia's rights

Catalan leader makes passionate appeal for defence of Catalonia's rights and accuses Spain's government of a 'coup'; should smacking children be banned?; Kenya's upcoming election

The Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has made a passionate appeal for the defence of Catalonia's rights in the face of what he called a coup by the Spanish state. In a televised address, he compared actions of the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, to those of Spain's fascist dictator General Francisco Franco; should smacking children be banned?; Kenya's revised election due to take place this week

(Image: Demonstrators in Barcelona with Catalan flag protest Spanish move to suspend Catalan autonomy. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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