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# Arran counter-protests Aliança Catalana event

11 September 2026 at 08:03

> Youth group Arran led a counter-protest at Barcelona's Fossar de Les Moreres to block a political act by Sílvia Orriols' party.

**Arran**, the youth wing of the CUP, organised a counter-protest at Barcelona's **Fossar de Les Moreres** on 10 September 2026. Supported by Alerta Solidària, COS, and SEPC, the group aimed to block a political act by **Sílvia Orriols**' Aliança Catalana at the site.

The Mossos d'Esquadra deployed a security operation to prevent clashes at the 1714 war mausoleum. This occurs as Catalan CIS projections place Aliança Catalana third in potential elections, while Junts faces losing 20 deputies compared to 2024 results.

President Salvador Illa's government has scheduled Diada events in Extremadura for mid-September. Meanwhile, Carles Puigdemont awaits a Constitutional Court ruling on his appeal, following the 2025 independence march which drew 28,000 people to Barcelona.



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