Thousand of protesters hit the streets of Barcelona Tuesday, following the arrest of a rapper over his tweets in a controversial free speech case. — REUTERS
Several thousand protesters hit the streets of Barcelona Tuesday after police stormed a university to arrest an outspoken rapper, who had barricaded himself inside to avoid jail over a string of tweets in a controversial free speech case.
"They will never make us give in, despite the repression," shouted Pablo Hasel, 32, his fist raised as officers in riot gear escorted him out of the building after an early-morning raid on the Catalan university where he'd been holed up.
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