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The Implementation of the Ban on Batasuna Begins

Tuesday, 27 August, 2002

The ‘Parties law’ has started to be implemented in the Spanish occupied Basque Country today after being passed in the Spanish Congress yesterday.

Summer Activities Against the Destructive Mega-Projects

Friday, 26 July, 2002 The activity against the high Speed train has increased both in the French and Spanish side of Basque Country.
After a bike march through both sides of the Basque country, the main activity of the Assembly Against the High Speed Train is a camp in one of the affected areas is now. This camp will be the 7th one of its kind.

The Basque regional Parliament upsets Madrid by approving to discuss self-government next September

Friday, 12 July, 2002

On Friday 12th July, the Basque regional Parliament approved to discuss self-government next September. The decision counted with the backing of the three parties in the Basque regional government the Basque nationalist PNV (Basque nationalist Party), EA (Basque Union) and the leftist IU (United Left).

Embargo Against Batasuna

Friday, 12 July, 2002

As many of you already know from past mails and in the news in this web-page (Euskalinfo.org.uk), the Spanish government is pushing hard to illegalize the Basque separatist parties and in this case the main institutional party Batasuna (known before as Herri batasuna and Euskal Herritarrok).

To understand the Basque Conflict:
some historic notes.
A nationalist conflict cannot be understood unless it is put into context. In the Basque case this context goes back to ancient times, as a millenarian culture fighting against various invasions and oppressions: the Romans, the Visigoths, the Moors, the Francs until the remaining occupation by the kingdom of Spain and France (currently Republic).

prisoners

Basque prisoners list

International prisoners list

The Release of Elbira Dieguez Silveira, GRAPO Political Prisoner
From the IRSP

The Zumalabe 5 free at last
The five remaining imprisoned Joxemi Zumalabe activists Iñaki O'Shea, Carlos Trenor, Mikel Zuluaga, Mikel Aznar and Sabino Ormazabal were also released on 18th May after payment of £2,000 fines. The 5 had being acused of belonging to a terrorist organization for their involvement with the Joxemi Zumalabe Foundation.

Benjamín Ramos finally released On the 24th June
Benjamín Ramos was finally released on the 24th June after dilating
Activist have been campaigning for years for the release of this miscarriage of justice who was dying in prison because of AIDS. However despite his innocence and his health condition and short live expectations, the authorities dilated his release.