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The case of leM-wing rapper Pablo Hasel has reignited a debate about free speech in Spain

Protests in support of a jailed Catalan rapper have descended into violence,

with police and demonstrators clashing in Spain's main cities.

The protests erupted a day aMer Pablo Hasel was jailed for tweets insulting
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Dozens have been arrested, including at least 14 in Madrid and 29 in

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In the Spanish capital, a demonstration started peacefully, with protesters
clapping their hands and chanting "No more police violence" and "Freedom for
Pablo Hasel".

But aMer bottles and stones were thrown at riot police, they used tear gas and
rubber bullets.

The city's conservative mayor, José Luis Martinez-Almeida, condemned the

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Similar scenes were seen in Barcelona, where protesters set up barricades and
set fire to furniture in the streets.

Stones, bottles and blunt objects were thrown, prompting officers to respond
by using foam bullets and charging the protesters, police say.

Violent protests were reported in Lleida - the 32-year-old rapper's hometown,

and where he was arrested - as well as in the towns of Gerona and Tarragona,
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Hasel, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro, was taken to prison on hit with lawsuit 5
Tuesday. He had missed a deadline last Friday to give himself up to police and
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