Catalan Leader: 'Respect Our Rights'

The Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has made a passionate appeal for the defence of Catalonia's rights in the face of what he called a coup by the Spanish state. In a televised address, he compared actions of the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, to those of Spain's fascist dictator General Francisco Franco; should smacking children be banned?; Kenya's revised election due to take place this week

(Image: Demonstrators in Barcelona with Catalan flag protest Spanish move to suspend Catalan autonomy. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)