Protests over rapper’s arrest turn violent again in Barcelona

Graffiti depicting Spain’s King Felipe VI, former King Juan Carlos and Spain’s late dictator Francisco Franco by artist BlackBlock, in support of Catalan rap artist Pablo Hasel. Picture: Felipe Dana/AP

Protests in support of a jailed rapper have turned violent for a sixth consecutive night in Barcelona with clashes between police and groups of youths in the centre of the city.

Like on previous days, Sunday began with a peaceful protest in Barcelona, where graffiti artists painted a mural critical of Spain’s King Felipe VI and his father, former king Juan Carlos I, to show what they called solidarity with rapper Pablo Hasel.