French police arrested Jurdan Martitegi Lizaso , the alleged leader of Spain's Basque separatist group ETA , and two others during Saturday raids in which Spanish police also arrested six other...
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Spain's ban on radical nationalist Basque parties adds unpredictability to March election
Manuel Alvarez-Rivera : "When voters in Spain's Basque Country go to the polls next March 1st to elect members of the self-governing community's 75-seat regional parliament, they will have a choice of fifteen parties taking part...
Spain court bars 2 ETA-linked Basque parties from upcoming election
Spain's Supreme Court on Sunday unanimously banned the Basque separatist political groups Democracy 3 Million (D3M) and Askatasuna from participation in the coming March elections. The court found that Askatasuna was...
Spain court dismisses case against Basque regional prime minister
A Spanish court on Monday dismissed the case against Basque Regional Prime Minister Juan José Ibarretxe . He and the two leaders of the Basque socialist party were charged with illegally communicating with the banned Batasuna party, the...
Spain court begins trial for Basque leaders accused of meeting with banned party
A Spanish court on Thursday began the trial of three Basque leaders accused of meeting illegally with members of the Batasuna party to negotiate a ceasefire with the illegal Basque separatist group ETA . Basque President Juan Jose...
French police on Monday arrested alleged leader of the Basque separatist group ETA Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina near the country's border with Spain. Aspiazu Rubina is suspected of leading the group's armed...
Spain trial scheduled for Basque leaders charged for meeting with banned party
Officials at the Superior Court of Justice of the Basque Country announced Monday that three of the region's political leaders, including its president, will stand trial for meeting publicly with members of the Batasuna party...
Spain top court bans ETA-linked Basque party from political activities
The Spanish Supreme Court announced Tuesday it has banned the Basque Nationalist Action Party (ANV) from taking part in any political activities in the country, because of its alleged ties to ETA [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...
Spain files challenge to Basque self-determination referendum
The Spanish Justice Ministry Tuesday filed a challenge in Spain's Constitutional Court to block a planned Basque region referendum on increased autonomy. The referendum, approved by the Basque Parliament last month, will ask citizens whether...
UN expert urges Spain to reform legal standards for treatment of suspected terrorists
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin praised anti-terrorism efforts in Spain Wednesday, but urged Spanish officials to reform the country's legal standards for treatment of terror suspects...