Spain judge accuses Venezuela government of aiding rebel groups in assassination plot
A Spanish National Court judge on Monday accused the Venezuelan government of aiding two rebel groups in a plot to assassinate members of the Colombian government in Spain. Judge Eloy Velasco charged [indictment, PDF, in...
The Interior Ministry of Spain said Sunday that it has taken into custody the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA , along with two other people who are believed...
Spain judge finds ETA attempted to kill former prime minister
Spanish Judge Fernando Grande-Marlaska ruled on Tuesday that Basque separatist group ETA had tried three times to assassinate former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar in 2001 but had failed. Grande-Marlaska detailed the three assassination attempts...
Accused Basque separatist leader refuses to make statements before Spain court
The accused leader of the military arm of Basque separatist group ETA refused to make a statement at two hearings in the Spanish National Courts on Tuesday. Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina faces a total...
Fighting Terrorism in Greece: Prevent Attacks But Respect Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Maria Alvanou of the Hellenic Police Officers Academy says that new Greek counter-terrorism initiatives should respect the rights and freedoms of Greek citizens even though the tactics of domestic terrorist groups themselves seem increasingly to disregard...
Europe rights court upholds Spain ban of Basque separatist parties
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday upheld Spain's ban of Basque political groups Batasuna and Herri Batasuna for their alleged ties to Basque separatist group ETA [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...
Spain court charges Basque leader with murder for role in 2008 car bombing
A Spanish judge on Tuesday charged Jurdan Martitegi Lizaso , the alleged leader of the Basque separatist group ETA with murder for allegedly executing a car bomb in May 2008...
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...
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...
