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The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) detect 12 forced marriages in five years

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Demonstration by university and secondary school students on the occasion of March 8th, in Barcelona (March 8, 2023)Pere Virgili

In the last five years in Catalonia, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have detected a dozen forced marriages. There are also nearly eighty more cases of potential victims, according to data provided by the Mossos to ACN.