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| Patxi Lopez and people protesting |
1.775.336 of Basques can vote today the next parliament of Euskadi (Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Araba). Four big political parties compete in that elections: PP-PSE (unionist), PNV/EAJ (autonomist) and EH Bildu (pro-independence). These elections are celebrated with three important differences: Capitalism is strongly attacking basque people and social tension rises, last year ETA decided to not use more armed struggle and all basque pro-independence/leftist political parties are united (abertzale left is not outlawed).
Patxi Lopez, leader of PSC (PSOE in Euskadi) voted while people was claiming for basque political prisoners and refugee repatriation.
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| Araitz Zubimendi |
Araitz Zubimendi (a basque political prisoner) has achieved freedom after being imprisoned for 6 years in spanish state. She was accused of being a militant of Segi. Segi was (they decided to dissolve some months ago) a basque youth organization that fighted for independence, socialism, ecologism and feminism in all basque country. The organization is outlawed in spanish state and a lot of their militants were arrested, tortured and imprisoned. In french state, the organization was legal but french state also repressed their militants.
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