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Spain: Protests erupt after rapper's insults lead to prison

by Hernán MuñozRenata Brito
| February 17, 2021 12:09 AM

LLEIDA, Spain (AP) — Violent street protests erupted in some Spanish cities on Tuesday night following the arrest of a rap artist who barricaded himself at a university with dozens of supporters to avoid prison and has portrayed his case as a fight for free speech.

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