https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A police van was torched and looting broke out on Saturday as police and protesters clashed in the latest demonstration in Barcelona, 11 days after the jailing of a Spanish rapper in a highly contentious free speech case. https://www.thelocal.es/20210228/police-van-torched-in-barcelona-protest-against-rappers-jailing Sun, 28 Feb 2021 11:08:38 +0100 police-van-torched-in-barcelona-protest-against-rappers-jailing Looting broke out as police and demonstrators in Barcelona clashed for a fifth night Saturday, with thousands hitting the streets across Spain in protest against the jailing of a controversial rapper. https://www.thelocal.es/20210221/looting-as-police-protesters-clash-at-barcelona-rally-for-rapper Sun, 21 Feb 2021 10:16:20 +0100 looting-as-police-protesters-clash-at-barcelona-rally-for-rapper Spanish police on Tuesday arrested a rapper who barricaded himself inside a university after he was controversially sentenced to nine months in jail over a string of tweets, television images showed. https://www.thelocal.es/20210215/rapper-holes-up-in-spain-university-to-avoid-jail-for-tweets Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:15:03 +0100 rapper-holes-up-in-spain-university-to-avoid-jail-for-tweets A Belgian court on Monday rejected a Spanish extradition request for rapper Valtonyc, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years for allegedly praising terrorism in his songs. https://www.thelocal.es/20180917/belgium-refuses-extradition-of-fugitive-spanish-rapper Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:32:02 +0200 belgium-refuses-extradition-of-fugitive-spanish-rapper A Belgian court is examining a European arrest warrant issued by Spain for rapper Valtonyc, who was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for praising terrorism in his songs, prosecutors said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180627/belgium-examines-arrest-warrant-for-fugitive-spanish-rapper Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:44:37 +0200 belgium-examines-arrest-warrant-for-fugitive-spanish-rapper Spain issued a national, international and EU arrest warrant Thursday against Valtonyc, a rapper who may have fled the country just as he was due to enter jail in a case that raised free speech concerns. https://www.thelocal.es/20180524/spain-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-fugitive-rapper-amid-free-speech-row Thu, 24 May 2018 19:30:58 +0200 spain-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-fugitive-rapper-amid-free-speech-row A Spanish rapper whose three-and-a-half-year sentence for "glorifying terrorism" and insulting the crown caused an outcry said Wednesday he would defy authorities just a day before he was due in prison, amid reports he may have fled the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20180524/spanish-rapper-given-jail-for-glorifying-terrorism-vows-to-disobey Thu, 24 May 2018 12:19:35 +0200 spanish-rapper-given-jail-for-glorifying-terrorism-vows-to-disobey Spain's top criminal court sentenced a rapper to two years in prison Friday for Twitter posts and a song it said glorified terrorism, the latest such decision against an artist that has raised free speech concerns. https://www.thelocal.es/20180303/spain-jails-second-rapper-for-terror-lyrics Sat, 03 Mar 2018 06:34:40 +0100 spain-jails-second-rapper-for-terror-lyrics Pablo Hasél has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for 'glorifying terrorism' after using his lyrics to praise organizations including Basque separatist group ETA and call for the deaths of Spanish politicians. https://www.thelocal.es/20140401/spanish-rapper-jailed-for-terrorism-rhymes-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:38:00 +0200 spanish-rapper-jailed-for-terrorism-rhymes-2