Fire is reflected in a window during a protest against the arrest of Catalan rap singer Pablo Hasel, after he was given a jail sentence on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs, in Barcelona, Spain, February 18, 2021. — ReutMADRID, Feb 19 — Spain’s government will confront all forms of violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today following the third night of violent protests over the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets.
Angry demonstrations first erupted on Tuesday night after police detained rapper Pablo Hasel, 32, who was holed up in a university in Catalonia to avoid going to jail in a case which has raised concerns about free speech in Spain. About 100 people have been arrested since the protests began, including 16 overnight in Barcelona and the eastern city of Valencia, and dozens of people have been injured, according to local authorities.
Although most of the protests started in Catalonia, where the rapper is from, they have spread to other cities including Madrid where another rally will take place tomorrow.The clashes have exposed a stark divide in Spain’s leftwing coalition with Podemos MP Pablo Echenique tweeting his backing for the protesters as the violence raged in Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday night.
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