Clashes over Barcelona squatters eviction
- 10 years ago
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
A face-off on the streets of Barcelona.
Protesters set fires.
And damage bank fronts and bus stops... as a crowd urges them on.
This, on the fourth night of protests over the eviction of squatters from the Can Vies building.
The building has been occupied by youth since 1997 and had become a symbol for the squatters movement.
It was used as a home for many, and as a social center where cultural and artistic events were held.
Additional riot police have moved into Barcelona to control the protests, and dozens of people have been detained.
A face-off on the streets of Barcelona.
Protesters set fires.
And damage bank fronts and bus stops... as a crowd urges them on.
This, on the fourth night of protests over the eviction of squatters from the Can Vies building.
The building has been occupied by youth since 1997 and had become a symbol for the squatters movement.
It was used as a home for many, and as a social center where cultural and artistic events were held.
Additional riot police have moved into Barcelona to control the protests, and dozens of people have been detained.