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national / miscellaneous / news report Monday June 16, 2003 17:13 byxare (Basque IMC)   text 1 comment (last - monday june 16, 2003 22:27)
On monday 16th of june, after 15 years of non violent resistance the neighbours of the village of Itoiz are being evicted violently by the Spanish para military police: The Guardia Civil. Itoiz lies on the heart of the Longuida Valley which the Spanish Gouvernment and the Navarrian Regional Gouvernment want to flood despite the inhabitants opposition. After the tragic eviction of Nagore two months ago where a man, his family and his cattle were kicked out of their house and had to watch the bulldozers destroying the house they had inhabited for generations. Now 30 people are in Itoiz, a new symbol of resistance of the neoliberal reforms of land and people allocation. The people were into two buildings of the village and the police is arresting them one by one. Itoitz lies in Navarra, in the north of Iruñea - Pamplona, once the village will be emptied and distroyed read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday December 04, 2002 22:34 byxare   text 1 comment (last - thursday december 05, 2002 11:49)
Caos in Galiza (north of Spain and Portugal) after the black tide from the "prestige" boat has arrived to the coast. 600 km shores have already been blakened by the petrol. Due to the lack of prevision from authorities, fishermen and fisherwomen are working day and night removing the petrol from the sea even with their hands and without appropriate clothing in a toxic environment read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Sunday June 30, 2002 09:13 byxare
Irun celebrates a traditional parade from which women are excluded. A group of women are trying to break this discrimination but encountering local's bigotry and the police is trying to keep them out. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday June 18, 2002 09:19 byxare
On tuesday, june the 11th, Jon Abril a young journalist working for a small local TV station from the Basque Country is going to court in the National Audience accused of collaborating with terrorism. Two years ago, on august the 17th 2000, Jon Abril recorded took some footage from the street of the Spanish Court of Justice (Audiencia Nacional), the police confiscated his tape and accused him for collaborating with Basque separatist Armed group ETA (which name translated to Basque Country and Freedom). read full story / add a comment
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