Photo: ReutersThousands of protesters took over some of Barcelona's streets to demand the release of a rapper arrested by Spanish police after being given a jail sentence on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Dozens of police stormed Lleida university in northeastern Spain earlier in the day and arrested rapper Pablo Hasel after he had barricaded himself there. Hasel took refuge at the university with a group of supporters on Monday. News images showed thousands of people marching on some of Barcelona's main streets, shouting "Freedom for Pablo Hasel". Pablo Hasel took refuge at a university with a group of supporters on Monday.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 16, 2021 21:45 UTC