About 40 residents of Sant Roc in Badalona blocked traffic on the C-31 highway on the night of 15 July during a protest against people still living in the city after the eviction of the former B9 institute.
The blockade disrupted motorists using the C-31 through Badalona during the night. El Periódico reported that the demonstration was spontaneous, but did not specify how long traffic was cut off, the exact point on the road where the group gathered, or whether any authority intervened.
The protest concerned the last remaining migrants from the B9, a former institute building in Badalona from which residents were evicted in December. Sources familiar with the case told El Periódico that about 15 people remain in the city after the eviction.
Report describes racist insults during protest
According to El Periódico's report, demonstrators directed racist insults at the remaining migrants. The report did not identify individual protesters or provide further details of the alleged remarks.
It said those remaining after the December eviction had been moving around Badalona. The available report does not set out any official accommodation arrangement for the group or give a further date for action by Badalona City Council or the Generalitat, Catalonia's regional government.
Drivers travelling through Sant Roc on the C-31 should check current traffic information before setting out, as the report confirms a night-time interruption but gives no scheduled duration or notice of further road closures.
Reported by Source Text Link, Manuel Arenas, lavanguardia.com, Ángela Vázquez, ground.news, Jesus Rodriguez, Marta Rodríguez Carrera, LGI, ARA, Albert Rigol, Natàlia Vila, CatalunyaPress.es, Gerardo Santos, barna.news, El Periódico Barcelona.
