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A fifth night of protests in Barcelona over the arrest of a rapper, convicted of criticizing the country's monarchy and glorifying a separatist group,
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Protesters clash with Mossos d Esquadra, the Catalan police force, following a demonstration Saturday in Barcelona against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images
A fifth night of protests in Barcelona over the arrest of a rapper, convicted of criticizing the country s monarchy and glorifying a separatist group, turned violent Saturday with protesters throwing objects at police, setting fires and looting and vandalizing many luxury shops.
Police arrested Pablo Hasél last Tuesday for a 2018 conviction under Spain s Public Security Law, which bans the glorification of terrorist groups and insults against the Spanish monarchy. Authorities cite politically inflammatory lyrics and social media posts for charging Hasél, but his arrest immediately set off days of protests and sparked a debate over freedom of exp
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