The Spanish supreme court’s deeply unjust verdict, handing out harsh prison sentences to nine Catalan government and civil society leaders for organising a peaceful referendum on self-determination in Catalonia, is for many the sign of a country slipping towards authoritarianism and away from western European-style democracy. But truth be told, for us Basques, this kind […]
Basque leader either lionised as figure of peace or reviled as apologist for terrorism Guy Hedgecoe in San Sebastian Arnaldo Otegi: “I think people want to see in me a reference point to cling to, someone who represents their values, their projects, their principles, but that’s asking an enormous amount, that’s frightening.” AddThis Sharing Buttons […]
Arnaldo’s letter Kaixo guztioi, Thanks to the endorsement and support of EH Bildu’s assemblies, I have been appointed as the candidate for lehendakari (candidate to the presidency of the Basque Autonomous Community) in the forthcoming elections to the Basque Parliament by the coalition. Being the candidate for lehendakari is a big responsibility. It is a responsibility because we still have to […]
Basque peace process leader Arnaldo Otegi talks to An Phoblacht • Arnaldo Otegi lays a wreath at Arbour Hill to mark the 1916 Easter Rising »JOHN HEDGES AN PHOBLACHT EDITOR ARNALDO OTEGI – the acknowledged leader of the Basque peace process and released from a Spanish prison on 1 March after serving more than six years […]
The former Eta figure has been in London and Brussels with a new political message, but to many he still has blood on his hands Arnaldo Otegi attends a rally in Bilbao in support of Eta prisoners shortly after his release from jail. Photograph: Luis Tejido/EPA Sam Jones @swajones Friday 29 April 2016 08.00 BSTLast modified on […]
Arnaldo a chara, Failte abhaile. On behalf of Sinn Féin I want to welcome you home and to extend to you, your family and comrades our support and solidarity. A lot has changed in the six years since you were wrongfully imprisoned. You continued to play a positive and constructive role in the development of […]
Message of Support for the Release of Mr Arnaldo Otegi by Former President of the Republic of South African Kgalema Motlanthe As former President of the Republic of South Africa, I hereby join the call by the International Declaration to Free Arnaldo Otegi and bring Basque Political Prisoners Home. The release of Mr Arnaldo Otegi […]
José Manuel Zelaya Bajo la consiga ” LIBERTAD PARA LOS PRESOS POLÍTICOS ” Saludamos liberación de Arnaldo otegi, líder de la Izquierda Independentista Vasca, en reconocimiento a su lucha por la libertad y la democracia que demanda su pueblo . José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (Ex-Presidente de Honduras) Coordinador General Partido ” Libre ” Honduras América […]
Resize Text Print Article Comments 0 Book mark article Read later list Saved to Reading List washington post MADRID — A delegation including American rights activist Angela Davis has been turned away from a Spanish prison where it tried to visit imprisoned Basque separatist politician Arnaldo Otegi. Davis, Spanish rock musician Fermin Muguruza and Basque […]
Arnaldo Otegi askatzeko Dei Irlandarra bihar aurkeztuko da, azaroaren 19an, Leinster House, Irlandako Parlamentuan, 13:00etan. Aurkezpenean, Fermin Muguruza kanpainaren sustatzaileak, Urko Aiartza Euskal senatari eta giza eskubideen abokatuak eta Robert Ballagh artista irlandarrak hartuko dute hitza, honetaz gain, Otegiren inguruko film labur bat proiektatuko da. Ekitaldia Gerry Adams TD, Maureen O’Sullivan TD eta Finian McGrath […]
More than 18,000 people joined the march convoked by the platform “Otegi Askatu, Politika Askatu” and the “Free Otegi, Free them All” initiative to demand the freedom of Arnaldo Otegi and Rafa Diez. Arkaitz Rodriguez, Sonia Jacinto and Miren Zabaleta were released six days ago and they led the march together with the sons of […]
Criminal law of the enemy: The sentence that condemns you doesn’t cite what you have done, but who you are and what you haven’t done. But, why do you think you are a prisoner? Our sentence only obeys to considerations of a political nature. Our sentence was elaborated from backwards to forwards. First, they made […]
Diasporako euskaldunak ere Free Otegi, Free Them All kanpaina babesten dutela jakinera eman nahi dugu. EEBBtako pertsonai aurrerakoiekin batera euren babesa adierazi zuten, Renoko Basque Studies Centerreko zuzendaritzako kide diren William Douglas eta Joseba Zulaikarekin batera, San Francisco, Los Ángeles, Chino, Baskerfield, Nevada, Boise, Seattle, Miami, Washington, New York edo North Carolineko Euskaldunek eskatu dute […]
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Nik hamaika urte nituen, ustez mendeko gertakari nagusienetako bat gertatzeke zegoen hartan. Orduan ez zen telebista askorik Euskal Herriko etxeetan…ez bederen Elgoibarren. Gurean, ordea, bazegoen eta gaizki ez banabil, Telefunken markakoa zen. Gauzak horrela, auzoko lagunak gonbidatu genituen etxera, hain liluragarria, zirraragarria eta hunkigarria izango zen gertaera ikustera. Ez galdetu zergatik, baina ni ordurako, Sobietar […]
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