More Basque Political Prisoners Than Ever! -- Stormont Watch

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Date Posted: Sun, Apr 06 2008, 22:27:36 PDT
Author: SD
Subject: More Basque Political Prisoners Than Ever!

730 Basque political prisoners. The number of Basque prisoners reaches one of the highest points in history.

730 Basque political prisoners. Since 1969 there has not been as many Basque prisoners scattered in tens of prisons in France and Spain.

The number of Basque political prisoners has reached its highest point. We have to go as far as the sixties to find similar figures which was during Franco�s dictatorship.

Although in 1977 an amnesty law was implemented, since then, the number of arrests and imprisonment of Basques has been on the increase.

Since 2000, there has been a huge increase. However, the last months have been the most significant ones. In the last 8 months the number of prisoners has increased by 142 prisoners.

This imprisonment in mass is due to the latest political trials that have taken place against the Basque Youth movement, as well as political and social activists and people accused of taking part in street riots.

Another reason for such an increase of prisoners is the extension of sentences and the obstacles that authorities are putting against releasing Basque prisoners.

Living conditions in prisons have also worsened and prisoners are scattered all around French, Spanish and Canadian jails.

Source: Irish Basque Committees

*Posters Note*

April 17th has been called 'International political prisoners day' (for more info on this click on http://www.kalera.org/ to view reports from last years actions and the countries who participated.. ) what with the steady political harassment, torture and internment of Irish republicans maybe Ireland will be added to the list of countries expressing unity and solidarity with political prisoners held in Ireland and across the world.

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