{"id":114231,"date":"2021-02-25T00:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=114231"},"modified":"2021-02-25T00:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:15:19","slug":"street-clashes-in-barcelona-after-anti-establishment-rapper-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/street-clashes-in-barcelona-after-anti-establishment-rapper-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Street clashes in Barcelona after anti-establishment rapper jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Barcelona:<\/strong> Protesters threw bottles, stones and rubbish containers at police in Barcelona on Sunday, local time, in a sixth night of clashes after a rapper was jailed for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-month sentence of Pablo Hasel, known for his virulently anti-establishment raps, has prompted debate over freedom of expression in Spain and sparked protests that have at times turned violent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have taught us that being peaceful is useless,\u201d read a banner carried by protesters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.303%2C$multiply_0.3541%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/7a0660902a66e2cfbcd414c98e1f64b9592dd7c0\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Police officers stand guard near a burning barricade setup by demonstrators at the end of a protest condemning the arrest of rap singer Pablo Has\u00e9l in Barcelona, Spain.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit:<\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Five people were arrested for robbing shops and a police officer was injured, according to a Twitter post by the Mossos d\u2019Esquadra, the Catalan regional police force.<\/p>\n<p>About 1000 demonstrators gathered in the city, local police said.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters had looted shops on Saturday on Barcelona\u2019s most prestigious shopping street, Passeig de Gracia, while also smashing windows in the Palau de la Musica concert hall<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, a lone man outside the concert hall shouted at protesters: \u201cYou don\u2019t touch the Palau.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.177%2C$multiply_0.3541%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_11%2C$y_119\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/190b0ca7cb299538f75642cdc6c99375faf7ebc5\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Graffiti artist Roc Blackblock creates work in support of imprisoned rap artist Pablo Hasel at the Tres Xemeneies park in Barcelona, Spain. <\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit:<\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Five nights of trashed shops and burned containers has caused \u20ac900,000 ($1.3 million) in damages in Barcelona, the city council said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from the economic damage, we have suffered damage to the image of Barcelona as a welcoming and peaceful city,\u201d Luis Sans, president of the Association of Friends of Passeig de Gracia, told <em>El Pais<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>More than 95 people have been arrested across Catalonia and in other Spanish cities since Hasel was arrested and jailed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>One woman lost an eye during clashes in Barcelona, triggering calls from politicians to investigate police tactics. Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem was among artists, celebrities and politicians who called for a change in the law covering freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish government said last week it would scrap prison sentences for offences involving cases of freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Most Viewed in World<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/world\/europe\/street-clashes-in-barcelona-after-anti-establishment-rapper-jailed-20210222-p574jf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona: Protesters threw bottles, stones and rubbish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":114230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Street clashes in Barcelona after anti-establishment rapper jailed - 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