The first Eguna Spa was organised in Altsasu for over a decade. At that time, humor, political criticism and party were combined to extend the cry of demilitarization to the four winds. Since its inception, the Spanish police forces and the National Court held this day in litigation against their organizers and police operations. The most violent demonstration of force was undoubtedly the so-called “Altsasu question”.
"The Ospa Eguna has been the day it has placed in Altsasu / Alsasua and throughout the Basque Country on the agenda Alde Hemen aldarria, of great reference," the organizers pointed out in a note.
In the letter they state that this year the Eguna Spa is not being celebrated, but that the demilitarization is a "claim that is still present". "As long as the right to decide of Euskal Herria is denied and suppressed, we will remain among us the occupying forces, so now more than ever we invite to leave our country, jumping to sovereignty as a people".
EAJ, EH Bildu eta Goazen udal taldeek "erabateko desadostasuna" agertu dute auziperatuei eskatutako kartzela-zigorragatik. Altsasuko gertaeren inguruan "terrorismo zantzurik ez dagoela" berretsi dute, baita "auzia epaitzeko eskuduntzek... [+]
Altsasun errepresioarekin zerikusirik duen edozein gertaera, ezin da inolaz ere bizi dugun testuingurutik kanpo ulertu. Ez gara egoera normailzatu batean bizi, eguneroko ogi baitugu indar-errepresiboen mehatxu, oldarkeri, kolpe, check-pointak eta abar luzea.