The arrest of Pablo Hasél in the early hours of the morning is not only the news of the day. It marks a point of no return in the drift of the Spanish state in its selective attack on rights and freedoms. The case of Pablo Hasél is not the first step in this direction. The case of Josep Miquel Arenas, Valtònyc, exiled in Belgium, is a significant precedent in terms of the Spanish justice system's contempt for freedom of expression, ideological freedom and artistic freedom. Today we can say that the state that leads since 2019 the list of countries in the world with more artists who are repressed, condemned and imprisoned, according to the report of the international organization Free Muse, takes a step forward towards ignominy.