TOPSHOT - Catalan 'Mossos D'Esquadra' regional police officers, covered in paint, stand guard behind a security barrier as protesters gather in front of the Spanish Govenment's local office in Girona on October 1, 2018 during the first anniversary of a banned referendum on secession that was marred by police violence. - On October 1, 2017, Catalan separatists held an illegal and divisive referendum which saw them launching a failed attempt to break away from Spain. A year on, however, the independence movement is divided and rudderless. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)