SPAIN-POLITICS-MUSIC-JUSTICE

Spanish rapper Pau Rivadulla (32) aka Pablo Hasel, poses in Lleida on February 12, 2020. – Despite moving to ease penalties for “excesses in freedom of expression” this week, Spain’s government was under pressure today as the deadline loomed for a convicted rapper’s sentence. The case hit the headlines this week when hundreds of artists threw their support behind Pablo Hasel who convicted for glorifying terrorism, slander and libel against the Crown and State institutions. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)