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Articles, reports and comments of 2012

Articles of 2012 on the Basque Country in chronological order.

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Grasping the opportunity for Peace

20.11.2012 | Basque Peace Process

Gerry Adams' prologue to the book of Arnaldo Otegi "The time of the lights"

A year ago I took part in a conference in Donostia – San Sebastian in Euskal Herria entitled; ‘International conference to promote the resolution of the conflict in the Basque County’. The event was organised by a range of groups, including the Basque Citizen Network for Agreement and Consultation, Lokarri, the International Contact Group (GIC) led by South African lawyer Brian Currin, and four other international foundations.

Along with myself five other international participants contributed to the conference; read more >>


Consequences of the Penitentiary Policy: “Three Cases that Sum up Penitentiary Cruelty”

16.8.2012 | Ramón SOLA (GARA, 14.8.2012, in Spanish language)

Iosu Uribetxeberria hospitalized in a terminal state, on hunger strike and being harassed; Mikel Egibar, unable to hug his wife and two kids seriously injured in two hospitals; Iñigo Erro, also ill and with the “Parot Doctrine” applied to him and on Friday sent to Almeria without even waiting for his mother to die. Three cases in one week, three vertices of a triangle of extreme and gratuitous cruelty. read more >>


Members of the German Deutsche Bundestag and the European Parliament support peace efforts in the Basque Country

20.7.2012 | Press release baskenland-friedensprozess.de

15 German Members of Parliament of different parties, members of the Deutsche Bundestag or the European Parliament, the Minister for Finance in Brandenburg (one of the German counties) and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Markov, as well as the former judge of the German Constitutional Court, Prof. Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, signed the "Declaration of Aiete". read more >>


Legalisation of Sortu positive step in Basque peace process

22.6.2012 | Basque Peace Process

Sinn Féin MLA Gery Kelly has welcomed the legalisation of the Basque political part Sortu. Sortu, when founded in February of 2011 was declared illegal under the draconian Party's Law with the Spanish Government stating that it was linked to ETA.

Speaking today Mr Kelly said:

"The legalisation of Sortu is a positive move for the Peace Process and is to be welcomed. The right of the electorate to vote for representatives of their choice is paramount in any democratic system. read more >>


Justice for Iñigo Cabacas

22.4.2012 | International Fans of Athletic Bilbao

Fans of the Basque futball club Athletic Bilbao started a campaign for the truth about the death of Iñigo Cabacas and the dismissal of the Home Secretary of the Basque Autonomous Community Rodolfo Ares. We support their call:

What started as a celebration of a football victory, ended with tears and chaos when the Ertzaintza, the Basque police force, interrupted pushing the situation out of control. Iñigo Cabacas, a 28 year old supporter of Athletic Club Bilbao, was shot in the head with a rubber bullet by riot police after last week´s Europa League game against Schalke 04. read more >>



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