(24 Feb 2019) Spanish King Felipe VI opened the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday, despite hundreds of separatist protesters having rallied outside the venue throughout the day to protest his visit to the capital of Catalonia.
The protest took place amid growing tensions in the Spanish autonomous region due to the ongoing trials in Madrid of separatist politicians and civil union leaders.
The 12 Catalan separatists are charged with sedition and other alleged crimes for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 secession attempt.
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