PNV and Sortu back new rally for ETA inmates after court bans march / Huge march in Spain after ban on Eta prisoner rally

Protesters in the basque region of Spain rallied on the 11 January 2014 to protest about the treatment of imprisoned members of the separatist group ETA. The demonstration was held after an earlier ban imposed by a Madrid court on behalf of the Spanish government on the 10 January 2014, argued that the ban was organised by the banned group ETA.

Two of the region's main political parties - the pro-independence Bildu and the more moderate nationalist Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV) - joined forces to restage the rally in a rare moment of unity.

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BBC News, 11.01.14: Huge march in Spain after ban on Eta prisoner rally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25700221

Deutsche Welle, 12.01.14: Basque protesters defy ban to march for ETA prisoners http://dw.de/p/1ApDF

ESO: Background information: ETA bomber Inés del Río released from A Coruña jail http://www.europeansources.info/record/eta-bomber-ines-del-rio-released-from-a-coruna-jail/

Euronews, 12.01.14: Madrid condemns Basque government over support for ETA prisoner rally http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/12/madrid-condemns-basque-government-over-support-for-eta-prisoner-rally/

The Local.es, 12.01.14: Crowds defy Madrid in sensitive Basque demo http://www.thelocal.es/20140112/crowds-defy-madrid-in-sensitive-basque-demo

El País, 12.01.14: Rare show of Basque nationalist unity in massive Bilbao march http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/12/inenglish/1389544727_324071.html

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