This came yesterday on the mail:
Dear friends,
Most of you are aware of the closure of the moderate Basque language newspaper Egunkaria, and the arrests of it's editors on terrorism charges. This is the latest in a series of attacks by Spanish authorities on Basque language and cultural organizations , and probably the most well-known and outrageous to date. It has been denounced by many human and civil rights organizations, including Journalists Without Borders and Eurolang, the European News Agency For Minority Languages, and Amnesty International.
The Spanish Court continuously issues arrest warrants for Basques involved in peaceful Nationalist and cultural organizations in Euskal Herria. This happens all the time, and the vast majority of the charges are eventually dropped due to insufficient evidence, or the charges are never even brought up. Meanwhile, the person or organization charged finds his life has become a living hell, and the organization may be so damaged as to never re-open.
Some of us here in the Bay Area feel the need to show our outrage at the tactics being used by the Spanish government. We are organizing a peaceful protest outside of the Spanish Consulate in San Francisco. We will meet at 12:00 noon, on Saturday April 26. (April 26 happens to be the anniversary of the bombing of Gernika). The Spanish consulate is located at 1405 Sutter St., cross street Franklin.
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