Greetings readers,
It saddens me to announce that I close the blog for personal reasons. If someone is interested in continuing with it, contact with my email.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
6 members of ETA arrested in French state
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| Demonstration in support of one of the arrested |
According to naiz,six members of ETA were arrested yesterday in different places of french state. The "Guardia Civil" (spanish military police) have collaborated with french forces in the arrests. The arrested are:
Raul Aduna, Andoni Goikoetxea, Igor Uriarte, Ekhiñe Eizagirre, Julen Mendizabal and Kepa Arkauz.
The french interior minister, Manuel Valls, was delighted with the policial operation. According to Manuel Valls, the north basque country is not more a logistics and military base for ETA members. He also said that the collaboration between french and spanish police will continue until the dissolution of ETA.
The spanish interior minister, Jorge Fernandez Diez, said that they have dismantled the main logistic structure of ETA. He also threatened ETA "Or ETA dissolves, or we will reduce them to an acronym like GRAPO".
Monday, May 6, 2013
Ernai new website
After being closed by Spanish authorities, Ernai has created a new blog: http://www.keinubat.blogspot.com.es/
Xabier Atristain, Eider Zuriarrain and Juan Mari Maizkurrena arrested
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| Eider Zuriarrain |
Ertzaintza (basque regional police) arrested on Saturday in Gipuzkoa (south basque country) to Xabier Atristain and Juan Mari Maizkurrena. They are accused of collaborating with ETA. Atristain was sentenced to 17 years of prison for being member of an ETA command. Maizkurrena was sentenced to 7 years of prison for collaborating with ETA.
On Friday, Eider Zuriarrain was arrested in Sondika (Bizkaia south basque country). She is accused of collaborating with ETA and sentenced to 7 year of prison. She was also arrested by Ertzaintza.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Two person judged in Lizarra
There are going to be mobilizations in protest in Lizarra. Dozens of people are being judged for their participation in the last general strikes of south basque country.
A website in danger of being closed by spanish authorities
According to the local members of Abertzale left, this is "an attack against freedom expression". "an attack against free information, an attempt to criminalize solidarity with repressed and an attempt to silence a space where leftists and basque people of Burlata can talk".
M18Plazara
The next 18 of May, Herrira (the main organization that fights in favour of basque political prisoners) has called basque people to fill the squares to empty the prisons. The official promo video in english:
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Welcome to Naia Lacroix
The basque militant Naia Lacroix was received in Senpere (Lapurdi north basque country) by her relatives, friends and sympathizants. She was arrested and jailed on 2012 by french police accused of participating in some direct actions against capitalists interests in north basque country. She was militant of Segi, during the policial operation her sister was also arrested (and released on 2012).
ETA statement (May of 2013)
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| Stock photo |
ETA sent a new statement to the Basque Country, Spanish government and French government this week. According to ETA, spanish and french governments are responsible for the recent deaths of Angel Figueroa and Xabier Lopez Peña: "are expression of the extreme policies of revenge". Displays also condolences to the friends and family.
"Enough of playing with the lives and rights" of basque political prisoners, ETA also denounces that "causes suffering". In their opinion, spanish/french states and different basque politics are creating excuses to maintain the block and attacking Abertzale Left.
According to them, the attitude of PNV/EAJ (basque autonomist political party) have not been compromised for helping basque prisoners situation. For ETA, the basque prisoners situations and the block can be faced with "the people's steps".
Tens of thousands of people were mobilized on May 1
According to Gara, tens of thousands protested along the streets of all basque country yesterday. Nowadays, there are more than 230.000 of people without employment. In the different protests that LAB (pro-independence and socialist trade union) organized, participated more than 30.000 of people. The protests were organized in local areas (spanish trade unions called protests in the main cities of Basque Country). The speechs called for a new social model in Basque Country, away from Madrid and Paris capitalists interests. There were also critics for local burguesy and callings for the next general strike on 30th of May.
In north basque country, french trade unions and basque trade unions also were divided. Besides, one of the main french trade unions (CGT) has recently agreed with the French government a labor refor.
In the demonstrations, groups of unemployed people, picketers who are being judged for their work in the other general strikes and youth movement (Ernai, GK etc.) went with own messages.
Support of LAB mobilizations in different villages and cities of Basque Country:
Baiona (north basque country): 200
Ziburu (north basque country): 250
Maule (north basque country): 160
Donostia (south basque country): 5.000
Oarsoaldea (south basque country): 2.000
Ordizia (south basque country): 1.200
Hernani (south basque country): 1.000
Bilbo (south basque country). 7.000
Ezkerraldea (south basque country): 1.700
Gasteiz (south basque country): 3.000
Iruña (south basque country): 6.000
Lizarra (south basque country): 600
Durango (south basque country): 1.000
Etc...
Some photos:
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| Hernani |
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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