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Pablo Hasel Imprisonment

Rapper in Spain and dozens of h...errorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Rap singer Pablo Hasel, 32, is ...errorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Rap singer Pablo Hasel, 32, is seen reflected on a window, bottom right, as he speeches at students gathered outside the University of Lleida, Spain, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

upporters of rap singer Pablo H...protests. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

upporters of rap singer Pablo Hasel make barricades inside the University of Lleida, Spain, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The imprisonment of Pablo Hasel for inciting terrorism and refusing to pay a fine after having insulted the country's monarch has triggered a social debate and street protests. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Rap singer Pablo Hasel sits in...narchy and praising terrorism.

Rap singer Pablo Hasel sits inside the University of Lleida, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism.

Supporters of rap singer Pablo ...errorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Supporters of rap singer Pablo Hasel throw a fire extinguisher at police officers entering at the University of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Police officers jump over barri...errorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Police officers jump over barricades made by supporters of rap singer Pablo Hasel at the University of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Supporters surround rap singer ...errorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Supporters surround rap singer Pablo Hase l as police officers arrive to arrest him at the University of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Supporters surround rap singer Pablo Hasel as police officers arrive to arrest him at the University of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Rap singer Pablo Hasel is detai...errorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Rap singer Pablo Hasel is detained by police officers at the University of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters have locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)monarchy and praising terrorism. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb....e speech. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Violent street protests have erupted in some Spanish cities after police arrested a rapper who resisted imprisonment and has portrayed his case as a fight for free speech. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

A fifth night of peaceful prote...arcelona. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist once more devolved into clashes between police and fringe group members who set up street barricades and smashed storefront windows in Barcelona. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Feb...tence in a northeastern prison.

Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Protests over the imprisonment of a rapper convicted for insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence have morphed for the third night in a row into rioting. Pablo Hasél began this week to serve a 9-month sentence in a northeastern prison.

Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb....errorist violence in his music.

Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Pablo Hasel spent 24 hours barricaded in a university building before police took him away last week to serve a 9-month prison sentence for insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence in his music.

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A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters locked themselves inside a university building in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a prison sentence for insulting the monarchy and praising terrorism. At the end, police officers jumped over barricades and detined the singer.
The imprisonment of Pablo Hasel for inciting terrorism and refusing to pay a fine after having insulted the country's monarch has triggered a social debate and street protests.

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