Hundreds of protesters in Barcelona returned to the streets for a third consecutive day, demanding the release of leftist Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel, who was arrested and faces charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Despite a smaller turnout than the two previous days, strong clashes still occurred between youth throwing rocks and police in riot vans.
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Tarragona to demand freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing rapper from Catalonia arrested and facing charges for insulting the Bourbon royal family of Spain. Demonstrators clashed with police, who fired tear gas in response to the placing of barricades by youth.
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