A new generation of Catalans tries to rekindle the independence movement

A new generation of Catalans is reviving the independence movement—not through politics, but through culture. More than a decade after an attempted referendum sparked violent clashes between protesters and police, France 24 reports that the independence movement's political demands remain unfulfilled. Young people in Catalonia are now pursuing cultural preservation as their strategy for maintaining Catalan identity.

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