Barcelona riots: Dozens arrested after demonstrations against jailing of rapper Pablo Hasel, Spain

More than 40 people were arrested and dozens injured during the second night of unauthorised demonstrations across Spain over the jailing of a rapper. Radical Leftwing rapper and activist Pablo Hasel was seized by police on Tuesday morning from a university building in Lleida for criminally offensive song lyrics and Twitter posts. A group of supporters had barricaded themselves inside the building after the 32yearold ignored an order to enter prison. Read more: Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK s bestselling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.