Fascist Spain Gives Free Speech Another Blow
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Thursday February 20, 2003 10:36
by Sean
Dúntar Egunkaria
An páipéar nuachtán Báscach EgunKaria dúnadh síos é agus tógadh bainisteoirí agus roinnt
oibrithe an pháipéar nuachtán ar maidin.
Níl anseo ach an céim is déanaí de pholasaí brú faoi an rialtas Spáinneach in éadan gach rud Báscach.
The newspaper EgunKaria was effectively closed down today due to the arrest of its editorial and managerial staff this morning.
This is just another step in the constant policy of repression waged by the Spanish government against all things Basque.
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An páipéar nuachtán Báscach, EgunKaria, dúnadh síos é agus tógadh bainisteoirí agus roinnt oibrithe an pháipéar nuachtán ar maidin.
Xabier Oleaga, sean oibrí an pháipéar nuachtán agus an duine atá i mbun cumarsáide don Federación de Ikastolas(eagraíocht na scoileanna Báscacha)
Martxelo Otamendi, Eagathóir an Pháipéar nuachtán.
Pello Zubiria, Eagathóir an Pháipéar seachtainiúil "Argia" y an chéad Eagathóir a bhí ag an pháipéar nuachtán "Euskaldunon Egunkaria".
Iñaki Uria, (consejero-delegado) Leas Bhainisteoir an pháipéar nuachtán.
Joan Mari Torrealdai, Bainisteoir den chomhlacht foilsitheoireachta.
Xabier Alegria, Fermin Lazkano, Luis Goya, Txema Auzmendi-leas Eagarthóir den staisiún raidió Herri Irratia agus Inma Gomila.
The newspaper EgunKaria, was closed down this morning. Its offices were seized by the cops and its website closes down.
9 people have been arrested including the papers editorial and managerial staff.
Xabier Oleaga, longtime worker of Egunkaria and spokesperson the Federación de Ikastolas(the federation of Basque Language Schools)
Martxelo Otamendi, the paper´s editor.
Pello Zubiria, editor of the weekly newspaper "Argia" and the Egunkaria´s first editor.
Iñaki Uria, the paper´s (consejero-delegado) Assistant manager.
Joan Mari Torrealdai, Manager of the paper´s publishing company.
Xabier Alegria,
Fermin Lazkano,
Luis Goya,
Inma Gomila,
Txema Auzmendi-subeditor of the Basque radio station Herri Irratia
For those who can speak spanish there´s more info available on http://www.gara.net
Aurrera Egunkaria!
Freedom for the basque people!
Basque paper closed down
by Gaixoa Thu, Feb 20 2003, 3:23pm
Euskaldunon Egunkaria has been suspended this morning.
Spain is again using all its power in service of fascism. After the paper "Egin" 5 years ago, "Euskaldunon Egunkaria" activities have been suspended this morning by the Spanish police.
Wich activities? Informing the Basque People in Basque...
The Basque Country is suffering and has been suffering from Spanish policies for centuries. Now, in the so-called post-franco democratic and modern Spain, we close down papers, a radio, a magazine, we torture people, kill them if necessary.
Egunkaria was the only daily paper published in Basque. It was a tool for the Basque speaking community.
It is time for the international community to solidarize with the Basque people, to condemn Spain and to support freedom of speech.
Thanks.
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by Sean Thu, Feb 20 2003, 3:37pm
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