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Freedom of Expression takes another hit in the Basque Country
September 19, 2003
Recent events in the Basque Country again point to a dire lack of respect for freedom of speech on the part of Judge Baltasar Garzon of the Spanish National High Court. On Monday, September 15th, Spanish police detained three people and closed down three establishments in connection with an authorized demonstration that took place in Donostia (San Sebastian).
The three people, Juan Joxe Petrikorena, Inigo Balda and Ainhoa Inigo were detained and accused of organizing a demonstration that took place on August 10th under the slogan "No apartheid. Autodeterminazioa" (No to Apartheid. Self-determination). Permission for the demonstration was originally denied but then granted upon appeal. The three establishments closed are claimed to be the places where the organization of this demonstration took place.
The International Basque Organization for human rights (IBO) decries this latest denial of basic human rights by Judge Garzon and the Spanish state. This is only the latest of human rights abuses that have taken place in the past months - including the closure of Egunkaria and the arrest and torture of editors, journalists and directors of that newspaper.
For more information, please contact:
International Basque Organization For Human Rights
PO Box 225
Corte Madera, CA 94976
415 924-2151
www.euskojustice.org
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