The Latest: Catalan supporters want 2 activists freed
(WorldNews Spain)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The Latest on Catalonia's effort to break away from Spain and the Spanish government's response (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Representatives of Catalan civil society groups are calling for the release of two prominent pro-independence activists held in a Madrid jail while awaiting possible sedition charges. Speaking to hundreds of thousands of protesters who marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday, Omnium Cultural spokesman Marcel Mauri said a plan by central Spanish authorities to take control of the regional powers "has destroyed democracy." Mauri also made a call in English for international support: "Help Catalonia, save Spain, save...