Iñaki Alonso has been released after serving in full the sentence of 25 years in prison imposed on him. He has spent the last ten years in Córdoba prison, 800 kilometres from Euskal Herria, and was formerly in Carabanchel (Madrid) and Herrera de la Mancha (Castilla-La Mancha). As Naiz explained, Iñaki Alonso was arrested by the Ertzaintza in 1995 in a raid against ETA's 'Araba command'.
Family and friends waiting for him at the door of the prison have demanded the transfer of the prisoners to Euskal Herria and their release from prison. The family of Iñaki Alonso has been one of many people who have crudely paid for the remoteness of their inmate. In 2012 his sister and two of his companions suffered an accident when they were heading to Córdoba, where they were taken to the hospital. Parents have barely been able to see their child in these long years, the mother for the last time in 2016.
Next Saturday, 11 January, the Sare citizens' network called for a new demonstration in Bilbao in defence of the rights of Basque prisoners. This is a unique opportunity to move forward on the path of coexistence in our people, after decades of violent confrontation and, even... [+]
Hatortxu Rock jaialdiko 29. edizioa egingo da larunbatean Atarrabian. Sarrerak jada agortuta daude, baina txandak osatzeko laguntza behar da oraindik.
What surprised you the most when you left jail? I've been asked many times in the last year and a half.
See that the streets of Bilbao are full of tourists and dogs with two legs, for example? Or the changes in the political situation? The first one has tired me and annoyed me... [+]