«Ever since Spain’s crackdown on an unauthorized referendum on secession in October, hundreds of self-proclaimed Committees for the Defense of the Republic are waging a campaign of economic disruption, blocking roads and highways and temporarily seizing toll booths in defiance of the Spanish government.» (The Washington Post, 2018 April 13). https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/with-catalonias-leaders-in-jail-spain-hits-the-grassroots/2018/04/13/954f5ba2-3f03-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.24608d2a6bcc