According to the NGO Freemuse, an international organization that defends the right to free artistic expression, Spain is the state with the most imprisoned artists in the world, having 14 creators in prison, according to data from 2019. One of the most important cases Sounded is that of the rapper Valtònyc, sentenced to three and a half years in prison for alleged glorification of terrorism, insults against the monarchy and threats. In number of artists behind bars, Spain is followed by Iran and Turkey, the latter being the one that has led the most arrests of Kurds.
