The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in SpainBARCELONA, Spain -- The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music and tweets praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern European country. The arrest of Pablo Hasél has brought thousands to the streets for different reasons. Under the banner of freedom of expression, many Spaniards strongly object to putting an artist behind bars for his lyrics and social media remarks. As well as shouting its support for Hasél, a crowd that gathered in Madrid on Saturday chanted “Where is the change? Three out of four had Spanish nationality and 26 of them had previous run-ins with authorities for public disorders or theft.

Source: ABC News February 22, 2021 15:11 UTC