"7:34 pm [18:34 GMT on Saturday] In Barcelona, groups of violent people are throwing bottles, paint and stones at the police line on the Roger de Flor with Gran Via intersection. We are making announcements over the loudspeakers to stop their behavior," Mossos d'Esquadra said on Twitter.
According to the emergency services of the Catalonia Department of Health, nobody was injured during the Saturday protests.
19.34 h A Barcelona grups de violents llancen ampolles, pintura i pedres a la línia policial al carrer Roger de Flor amb Gran Via. Fem avisos per megafonia perquè cessin la seva actitud pic.twitter.com/OZRAP9DRzx
— Mossos (@mossos) March 6, 2021
Alleged videos from the protest circulating online show demonstrators setting fires and shouting slogans demanding Hasel's immediate release.
This is #Barcelona, #Spain.
— علی پورصفرتبریزی (@xpQVF7gTHA3QPjD) March 6, 2021
Demonstrations and protests for the arrest of a political singer. pic.twitter.com/b8z7h3Y6OF
🎥🛑En #Catalunya Barcelona
— ©halecos Amarillosᴳᴸᴼᴮᴬᴸ 🍀ʷAͤNͣOͬNͤYˡMͤOᵍUͥSͦⁿ (@ChalecosAmarill) March 6, 2021
🔻La manifestación baja ahora paseo Sant Joan. Otro sábado de movilizaciones de #finsquecaiguin #Barcelona ,EXIGIENDO la #LibertadPabloHasel y la #AmnistiaTotal a encausados.#LlibertatPabloHasel
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The local police blocked the further path of the column of demonstrators.
🎥🛑En #Catalunya Barcelona
— ©halecos Amarillosᴳᴸᴼᴮᴬᴸ 🍀ʷAͤNͣOͬNͤYˡMͤOᵍUͥSͦⁿ (@ChalecosAmarill) March 6, 2021
🔻Los @mossos barren el paso a Passeig de Gràcia. La manifestación (750 personas según @GUBBarcelona ) llega a Gran Vía, EXIGIENDO la #LibertadPabloHasel y la #AmnistiaTotal a encausados.#LlibertatPabloHasel #FinsQueCaiguin
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According to witnesses, clashes took place between protesters and looting hooligans.
🔴 Baralla entre manifestants i 10 persones que estaven a la manifestació robant i fent aldarulls "innecessàris" segons la capçalera. Aquests 10 haurien aprofitat entrant a un supermercat en grup per robar alguna beguda. Els anarquistes els han expulsat "mentre rebien ampolles". pic.twitter.com/cSPrKcJaKP
— David Melero (@davidmelero__) March 6, 2021
Manifestantes se han cansado d jóvenes que encabezan la protesta con el objetivo de robar y les echan tras ver que roban en un colmado.Sábado d movilizaciones d #finsquecaiguin #Barcelona , pidiendo #LibertadPabloHasel y #AmnistiaTotal encausados #disturbios #Hasel #altercados pic.twitter.com/CqgeVXvY6X
— Alfonso Congostrina (@alfcongostrina) March 6, 2021
Protests began in Spain in mid-February after the arrest of Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel. In 2018, Hasel was sentenced to nine months in prison for glorifying terrorism and slandering the Spanish monarchy in more than 60 tweets published between 2014 and 2016, as well as in one of his songs posted on YouTube. The rapper was supposed to voluntarily report to prison but refused to do so. He was arrested on February 16.
Over a hundred people have been injured during the ongoing protests in Spain, including dozens of law enforcement officers.
