Basque Political Prisoner On 38th Day On Hunger Strike

by Jo ta ke - Ógra Shinn Féin Wed Sep 13, 2006 15:47 osfnational at yahoo dot ie

This repression and human rights abuse is barbaric, we strongly condemn it and will work in solidarity with our Basque comrades to expose it and bring international pressure aginst those State perpetrators who carry out these human rights abuses.

We are keen to see the Basque peace process work and key to this is feeing political prisoners, lifting of the spanish ban on Batasuna, youth groups (Segi), trade Unions, language groups and newspapers.

A successful process relies on positive moves on all sides. In that regard it is clear the onus is now on the Spanish and French Governments to move the process forward.

There is also an onus on the international community, and in particular the international media to start covering the human rights abuses that are occuring in this so called Western democracy, as their efforts to do this have thus far been shamefully non-existent!

We are with you our Basque comrades - in solidarity and action!

Free Basque Political Prisoners Now!

Jo ta ke!

ÓSF and Basque Committees protest in Belfast against Segi show trials

Protesting in Dublin on same issue

by omg Wed Sep 13, 2006 16:01

If only u supported your own with such vigour

by an-domhan-mor Wed Sep 13, 2006 20:29

You serious?

Put a giant wall around ourselves and ignore other struggles?

Iraq, Basque Lands, Palestine, Latin America..all REALLY far away,so lets ignore them!?

get a grip.

by Bogwarrior Wed Sep 13, 2006 22:31

By all means fight injustice overseas, but at least raise the injustice at home as well.
Where were these protestors at Colm Murphy's trial, or Seamus Doherty's trial?
In some areas of Ireland prisoner fundraisers are harrassed by Provisional supporters, some even abducted, stripped and hooded. Bar owners who agree to hold functions for anti-Treaty prisoners, are told their business will be in danger by senior PSF people.
Collection tins have been seized by PSF figures never to be returned.
All this is documented.
So excuse the cynicism, and allegations of rank hypocrisy, but the point stands.

by iosaf Sat Sep 16, 2006 23:43

(that's a human rights issue)

Garzón decision this week is to ban all future "prisoner support" marches and gatherings. His decision last week was to indict Berlusconi for corruption. Mr Garzon hasn't changed much and thus therefore the judiciary.

On the part of the executive Zapatero's only statements relating to the ceasefire, and peace process in Euskal Herria this summer outside of congress were an interview with the german newspaper "Zeit". It appears everyone is still at the stage perhaps best expressed as oh well that process you're referring to hasn't started yet. so you can't say it's in bad shape or complain about it. why don't you just take it the list? have you talked to that priest from Belfast yet? great moderator him. Hey! what you need is movies! pity you don't speak english.

Of course there is always more to write about the Basque & the Basques. & there are always readers to read the Basques. That's because of their identity, language, history, clear nationhood & stuff.

mendiz mendi menderik mendi

by Zorglub Fri Sep 22, 2006 13:01

I only laugh reading this articles and how some misinformed people in Ireland offer their support to causes they don't fully know/understand.

Let's set the facts straight:
-De Juana is not a political prisoner. He is in jail because he has killed people, not because his political ideas.
-Batasuna has been illegalised because they support a terrorist group, they don't have the decency to condemn terrorist attacks, and they bully (and kill, depending on how important he/she is) anybody that doesn't share their political ideas.

Nobody is being repressed in Spain at the moment. If any, all the people that don't share the same ideas as the terrorist, that live with the fear that there will be a bomb under their cars, or their business will be destroyed, or their relatives kidnapped. I must remember there's a cease fire at the moment in Spain. This is because of an existing terrorist group that bullies people.

If those "political" prisoners would really want to pursue their ideas, the easiest thing would be to give away their weapons, set an enviroment of peace and trust in the Basque region where everybody can express their ideas, whatever they are, and then set a referendum and see what the basques really want. This is impossible at present because opposition parties assets are attacked, public transport burned, non-nationalists have to move away from the basque region,...