Joe M O'Brien

Pro-Catalan Independence supporters gesture towards Spanish tv news cameras during a protest against police violence used the previous day against voters at polling stations during the disputed Catalan Independence Referendum. October 2017.

Voters in the disputed Catalonian Referendum wait outside a polling station at I.E.S Maragall in Barcelona. October 2017.

A man casts his vote in the Catalonia Referendum at I.E.S Maragall in Barcelona. October 2017.

Voters in the disputed Catalonian Referendum leave a polling station at I.E.S Maragall in Barcelona. October 2017.

Spanish Nationalists shout and gesture towards Pro Catalonian Independence supporters on an apartment balcony during a demonstration on the day of the Catalonia referendum in Barcelona. October 2017.

Catalan police (Mossos d'Esquadra) form a protective line between Catalan Separatists and Spanish National Police. Barcelona. October 2017.

A pro unionist supporter, wearing a Spanish Legion hat holds a Spanish flag, on Spain's National Day. Barcelona. October 2017.

Pro-Catalan Independence supporters attend a protest in Barcelona, calling for the release of jailed Catalan Independence politicians and Civil Society leaders.

A Pro-Catalan Independence supporter waves a Catalan Independence flag during a protest, calling for the release of jailed Catalan Independence politicians and Civil Society leaders.