For Abel Azcona - the enfant terrible of Spanish art - the legal disputes dragged on for years. His opponent was none other than the Catholic Church. Azcona drew the iberian Catholics' ire because he used consecrated hosts in his art to draw attention to child abuse in the church.

The arch-Catholic lawyers' association "Abogados Cristianos" showered him with accusations everywhere he exhibited his art. Most of the charges were immediately dismissed by the court. But one charge went through and when the riot artist Abel Azcona refused to appear in court, he was put on the wanted list.

Whether trivial blasphemy or martial lèse majesté, the issue of freedom of expression has long simmered in polarised Spain. At the beginning of the year, the fight for freedom of speech exploded. The trigger was the arrest of the Catalan hate rapper Pablo Hasél. It made waves all over Europe. For days, his far-left followers went to the barricades in Barcelona. "I tattooed it on my consciousness. Death to the Bourbons!" - It is one of these lines of text, among others, that landed hardcore rapper Pablo Hasél in prison. The musician was sentenced to a total of just over two years in prison - for insulting the monarchy and glorifying terrorism. Alejandra Matamoros defended him in court.

The reportage shows the artists' struggle for freedom of expression. But where does it begin and end? This is being explored in Spain with all means at hand.